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

  • (..) -Oui, monsieur? Miss Daisy Fuller. -Just a minute. Please, have a seat. -Sure. Sometimes we are on a collision course and we just don't know it. Whether it's by accident or by design, there's not a thing we can do about it. (..)
    2008 The Curious Case of Benjamin Button