head-onadjective [ before noun ], adverb
uk/ˌhedˈɒn/us/ˌhedˈɑːn/A head-on accident is one in which the fronts of two vehicles hit each other:
The car crossed the road and hit a truck head-on.
a head-on collision
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- blowout
- car crash
- collide
- collision
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- 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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