collisionnoun
uk/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/us/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/collision noun (ACCIDENT)
[ C or U ] an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force:
There has been a collision on the southbound stretch of the motorway.
Two drivers were killed in a head-on (= direct) collision between a car and a taxi last night.
The cyclist was in a collision with a bus.
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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
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- run sb/sth over
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
collision noun (DIFFERENCE)
[ C ] a strong disagreement:
There was a collision of interests/opinions.
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Arguments & disagreements
- argument
- belligerent
- blow up
- bust up
- conflict
- confrontation
- contention
- counter-argument
- disharmony
- dissonance
- feud
- fracas
- Mexican standoff
- quibble
- rivalry
- row 1
- shindig
- slanging match
- trouble
- tussle
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Idiom(s)
be on a collision course