collision

5 definitions • 8 examples

an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other with force:

There has been a collision on the southbound stretch of the motorway.

head-on collision Two drivers were killed in a head-on (= direct) collision between a car and a taxi last night.

in a collision with The cyclist was in a collision with a bus.

a strong disagreement:

There was a collision of interests/opinions.

the violent coming together of two or more moving objects, such as vehicles:

The collision involved a pickup truck and a car .

an accident in which two vehicles hit each other:

Injuries from rear-end collisions were down, which could mean more than $45 million saved on accident damage per year.

collision damage

if two or more people or groups are on a collision course, they are doing or saying things which will cause a disagreement or problems between them:

The House and the Senate are again on a collision course over transportation.