pileup
noun[C]
us/ˈpɑɪlˌʌp/atrafficaccidentinvolvingseveralvehicles:
Policereporteda ten-car pileup on anicyroad.
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I believe that some multiple pileups on motorways could be averted if hazard lamps were used by moving vehicles.
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That is probably a very reasonable explanation but it results in absolutely fatal pileups.
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A lot of concern has been expressed, particularly in recent months, about motorway accidents and motorway pileups.
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However, a pile-up at the finish line resulted in a broken fibula, ruling him out for the rest of the athletics season.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Typical applications are to have a pile-up drum hoist with many pulleys to control a batten.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She advanced to the finals of the 5000 metres, but crashed and caused a pile-up shortly before the end of the race.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In addition to the fatalities, 36 people were also injured in the pile-up.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As deformation occurs, the dislocations will accumulate at barriers and produce dislocation pile-ups and tangles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A number of cars continue to crash into the pile-up.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.You have the pile-up of these sweet beautiful things born by natureraised by no one.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The pursuing cars become involved in a demolition derby, leading to a massive pile-up.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Construction methods in fishes can be divided into three categories: excavations, pile-ups, and gluing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.At least 22 cars were collected in the hugepileupin the tri-oval.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Further down the field at turn two a number of drivers were caught out by apileup.
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