rear-endverb [ T ]
uk/ˈrɪə.rend/us/ˈrɪr.end/US informalto hit the back of one car with another in an accident:
My new car was rear-ended while it was parked outside the station.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- blowout
- car crash
- collide
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- run sb/sth over
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- wipe out
- write-off
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding