road killnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈrəʊd ˌkɪl/us/ˈroʊd ˌkɪl/informalanimals that are killed on roads by cars or other vehicles:
On average, two crocodiles a year end up as road kill on Florida's Highway 1.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- blowout
- car crash
- collide
- crash
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- run sb/sth over
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- wipe out
- write-off
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