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sea trials in American Englishnouna series of trial runs to test the performance of a new ship Examples of 'sea trials' in a sentencesea trials Artful will undergo tests before sea trials, after the launch this weekend.The threat of problems with the carrier emerging during sea trials later this year.One has begun sea trials and three more are under construction.The defect was spotted during sea trials.It is hoped to conduct sea trials in a year or two.Despite the fault, the carrier will still go on further sea trials early next year.Defender will now undergo sea trials before she is declared ready for deployment next year.An investigation has begun to establish how the vessel sank on what was her first passenger voyage after sea trials.On the other hand, this is what sea trials are all about - to make sure there are not problems.The cost overrun emerged after the ships began sea trials and additional engineering work was required. |