car crash
Britishnoun
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a collision between motor vehicles
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informal something or someone that has suffered ruin or calamity
Example Sentences
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Car crash deaths have surged during COVID-19 pandemic.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2022
Car crash detection, which originally launched with the Pixel 4 in 2019, is also expanding to more countries.
From The Verge • Dec. 6, 2021
Car crash: A Google self-driving car was seriously damaged in a collision Friday in Mountain View.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2016
The three-time Cup champion has a broken tibia and fibula in his right leg as the result of a Sprint Car crash Monday night at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 7, 2013
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