head-on collision
collocation in Englishmeaningsofhead-onandcollision
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head-on
adjective[before noun]
adverb
uk/ˌhedˈɒn/us/ˌhedˈɑːn/
A head-on accident is one in which the fronts of two vehicles hit ...
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collision
noun
uk/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/us/kəˈlɪʒ.ən/
an accident that happens when two vehicles hit each other ...
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(Definition ofhead-onandcollisionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Ahead-oncollisionbetween two disparate sets of urban interests appears unavoidable.
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This is the special case when i makes ahead-oncollisionwith the interface.
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We consider ahead-oncollisionbetween two solitary waves on the surface of an inviscid homogeneous fluid.
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There was ahead-oncollisionon a single carriage way, and of course in his opinion road conditions were to blame for that.
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This would not necessarily mean that somebody would not hit the vehicle from behind, but anything is better than ahead-oncollision.
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But the three-lane road is a death trap, because of the possibility ofhead-oncollisionat speed with a heavy lorry.
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I do not like this idea of moving to some sort ofhead-oncollisioninstead of these things being discussed on the basis of argument.
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In effect, employers and employees in the engineering industry only come together in ahead-oncollision.
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Cars regularly travel along that road at 60 mph, with the potential for ahead-oncollisionat 120 mph.
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Finally, he takes the risk and there is ahead-oncollision.
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This is a possible means of avoiding thehead-oncollisionwhich we all fear and which we wish to avoid.
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Under the new system of road construction it should be impossible to have ahead-oncollision.
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I also think that thishead-oncollisionis going to accentuate the emotional and unreasoning feeling that now circles round housing.
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It would be much too soon even if we had had already ahead-oncollisionof points of view between the different delegations.
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But here is thehead-oncollisionwith the doctors.
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He has been advocating ahead-oncollisionwith the industrial work force of this country.
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This is nothing other than ahead-oncollisionbetween both parties.
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With the two parties taking such diametrically opposed views, unless we are very careful we shall be faced with ahead-oncollision.
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There was virtually ahead-oncollision, in which the front of the car was completely wrecked.
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