road rash

British

noun

informal grazing of the skin as a result of falling off a bicycle, skateboard, etc, onto a hard surface

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Many of the greyhounds have scars or road rash, which Kiburtz said could have come from falling off the truck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2022

Catlin knew the drill of the hardened cyclist: jump up, survey the bike, examine the burning road rash and torn Lycra, get back up and finish the ride.

From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2021

The page earlier described the siblings’ parents, Aaron and Sheri, as "people of faith", and that Tucker "sustained road rash and a fractured skull."

From Fox News ● Nov. 24, 2021

Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium won the rugged road race that left cyclists tending to scrapes, bruises and road rash.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 6, 2016

Multiple media outlets report a student at Wilkerson Elementary School suffered road rash and was taken to a hospital Friday after being pulled by a bus when her backpack got caught in the door.

From Washington Times ● May 17, 2015

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