rear-ender
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rear-ender
Example Sentences
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And on our honeymoon in Italy, we drove through Tuscany and again had another rear-ender.
From Los Angeles Times
Setting aside the question of whether the car even supports human intervention, a blind person would have a lot more trouble preventing that rear-ender compared to a seeing person.
From Washington Post
In a vehicle like that, a human might be able to step in before the rear-ender happens.
From Washington Post
This includes the rear-ender crash on Aug. 20, and reported this morning by Google.
From New York Times
Having watched several accidents already--including a rear-ender involving my 9-year-old son and a kid driving a bright yellow sled with "Taxi" written on the side--I grasped the physics of the situation.
From Forbes
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