jackknifeverb [ I ]
uk/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/us/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/If a truck that has two parts jackknifes, one part moves around so far towards the other part that it cannot be driven:
The oil tanker jackknifed after skidding on the ice.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- car crash
- collide
- collision
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- hit-and-run
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- prang
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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jackknifenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/us/ˈdʒæk.naɪf/plural jackknivesa large knife with a blade that folds into the handle
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Hand weapons
- battleaxe
- bayonet
- blackjack
- blowgun
- blowpipe
- bludgeon
- boomerang
- catapult
- dirk
- flick knife
- harpoon
- hilt
- kirpan
- rapier
- scabbard
- scimitar
- shanghai
- sheath
- sheath knife
- shield
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