Collision - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill
Extra examples
The car was destroyed in the collision.
...the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of children...
The school bus was involved in a collision with a truck.
Two people were killed in a head-on collision (=between two vehicles that are moving directly towards each other) on highway 218.
The front of the car took the full force of the collision.
...the head-on collision creamed the brand-new car in an instant...
...her absurd explanation for the collision was a parcel of lies...
...a distortion of the car chassis resulting from collision...
...the family refused to let their devastating collision with a drunk driver permanently embitter them...
She was knocked insensible by the collision.
The boat came into collision with a steamer.
Coming into collision with some unseen piece of furniture he cursed quietly to himself.
Her car caught alight after a collision with a truck.
The two nations are on a collision course that could lead to war.
Both pilots took evasive action and a collision was avoided.
Word forms
singular: collision
plural: collisions
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