collision (noun)
1collision — ► NOUN ▪ an instance of colliding. DERIVATIVES collisional adjective …
2collision course — noun 1. a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged • Hypernyms: ↑path, ↑track, ↑course 2. a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated • Hypernyms:… …
3collision — 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 …
4collision — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ serious (esp. BrE) ▪ multiple ▪ head on, mid air ▪ high speed, violent ▪ …
5collision — I (accident) noun concussion, contact, convergence, crash, encounter, impact, impingement, jar, jolt, meeting, percussion, pileup, shock, striking together, sudden contact, violent contact associated concepts: avoidable collision, collision auto… …
6collision damage waiver — ➔ waiver * * * collision damage waiver UK US noun [C] (ABBREVIATION CDW) INSURANCE ► a type of insurance you can buy when you rent a car, so that you do not have to pay to repair it if it is damaged: »Before you take out a collision damage waiver …
7collision — noun (C, U) 1 an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions (+with): The school bus was involved in a collision with a truck. | head on collision (=between two vehicles moving directly… …
8collision damage waiver — UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular collision damage waiver plural collision damage waivers] legal insurance that you can buy when you hire a car so that you do not pay if the car is damaged Thesaurus …
9collision — early 15c., from M.Fr. collision (15c.), from L. collisionem (nom. collisio) a dashing together, noun of action from collidere (see COLLIDE (Cf. collide)) …
10collision — noun 1) a collision in the passing lane Syn: crash, accident, impact, smash, bump, hit, fender bender, wreck, pileup 2) a collision between two ideas Syn: conflict, clash; disagreeme …
