collision

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/kəˈlɪʒn̩/

noun 4

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

serious | near | multiple | head-on, mid-air

VERB + COLLISION

be involved in, have

My brother was involved in a collision at the intersection last week.

avoid | cause

COLLISION + VERB

happen, occur

A serious collision happened on the highway yesterday morning during rush hour.

PREP

in a/the ~

Two cars were badly damaged in a collision on the highway yesterday.

in ~ with

The train came in collision with a stationary vehicle at the railway crossing yesterday.

~ between

There was a serious collision between the bus and a bicycle on the busy street yesterday.

~ with

The car had a collision with a bicycle at the traffic light.

PHRASES

be on a collision course with sth

The two companies are on a collision course with each other over the new technology patent.

Definitions

noun

An instance of colliding.

He has retired due to the collision.

At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision.

Any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. In a collision, physical contact of two bodies is not necessary.

Clipping of naming collision.

Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come tog

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He has retired due to the collision.

Wiktionary

At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the

Wiktionary

In the collision with a Volvo, our car naturally got the worst of it.

Tatoeba · #33114

His story of the collision agrees with mine.

Tatoeba · #46260

There was a multiple collision on the highway.

Tatoeba · #241279

The bike was mangled in its collision with the truck.

Tatoeba · #264489

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