rear-end collision
1Rear-end collision — Rear end redirects here but is also a name for the buttocks. A rear end collision (often called simply rear end) is a traffic accident where a vehicle (usually an automobile or a truck) impacts the vehicle in front of it, so called because it… …
2rear-end collision — A common form of traffic accident, one vehicle striking another in the rear, as when the vehicle in the lead stops suddenly. 8 Am J2d Auto § 770 …
3rear-end — vb to ruin, damage. The figurative use of the phrase probably derives from the colloquialism referring to a car collision, with possible suggestions also of sexual activity. ► The guys upstairs rear ended him good. (Reported, New York office… …
4collision — col‧li‧sion [kəˈlɪʒn] noun [countable, uncountable] 1. INSURANCE when a vehicle hits another vehicle or object, causing damage: • His car was in collision with another vehicle. • All aircraft are now fitted with collision avoidance equipment. 2 …
5Head-on collision — with two cars involved …
6Forward collision warning — Some modern vehicles have forward collision warning (FCW, FCWS) systems, also known as front collision warning systems, collision warning systems (CWS) and rear end collision warning systems. These use either a radar or laser setup to warn the… …
7head-on collision — noun A collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other, as opposed to a side collision or rear end collision. Syn: cornfield meet, head on …
8Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision — infobox generic | color = #cc9999 name = Ehime Maru and USS Greeneville collision sub0 = img1 = EhimeMaru.jpg width1 = 325px cap1 = The Japanese high school fishing training ship Ehime Maru lbl1 = Date: row1 = February 9, 2001 lbl2 = Place: row2 …
9Traffic collision — Car crash redirects here. For the Matt Nathanson song, see Some Mad Hope. Vehicle collision Classification and external resources A head on collision of two cars …
10Hinton train collision — The Hinton train collision was a railway accident that occurred on February 8, 1986. Twenty three people were killed in a collision between a Canadian National Railway freight train and a VIA Rail passenger train. It was the most lethal Canadian… …
