collision

Definition

  • noun: an act of colliding
  • noun: an act or instance of 'colliding'
  • often + 'between' or 'with'
  • synonyms: opposition, conflict, encounter

Examples

  • There was nothing I could do to avoid a 'head-on collision'. [=a crash of two vehicles that are moving directly toward each other]

  • The decision put us 'on a collision course' with economic disaster.

  • He reported on the latest 'collision between' the two leaders.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) As the bow sinks The stern section bobs there like a cork for a few minutes,... ..floods, and finally goes under about .am. Two hours and minutes after the collision. The bow section planes away, landing about half a mile away,... ..going , knots when it hits the ocean floor. Pretty cool, huh ? (..)
    1997 Titanic