automobile accident

collocation in English

meaningsofautomobileandaccident

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automobile
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.tə.mə.biːl/us
/ˈɑː.t̬ə.moʊ.biːl/
a ...
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accident
noun
uk
/ˈæk.sɪ.dənt/us
/ˈæk.sə.dənt/
something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or ...
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(Definition ofautomobileandaccidentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Some focused on private patients, and patients covered under private insurance through worker's compensation orautomobileaccidentinsurance.
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He died in anautomobileaccidentnear the garden, shortly after its inauguration.
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He also was hurt in anautomobileaccidentbefore the 1942 season, but returned in 1945 to hit.298 in 98 games.
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Daghles met anautomobileaccidentin his early college years.
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Their oldest son died at age 18 in anautomobileaccident.
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He later sustained severe injuries in anautomobileaccident.
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Injured in anautomobileaccidentin 1932, he became increasingly reclusive.
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In 1982, she was severely injured in anautomobileaccidentand required back surgery.
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The song is about his fiance who suffered a brain injury as the result of anautomobileaccident.
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In 1965, she suffered injuries in anautomobileaccidentand missed much of the season.
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His signature look, which includes an eye-patch, is due to anautomobileaccidentthat occurred during the 1960s.
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Her mysterious death in anautomobileaccidentshocked the public.
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He suffered several heart attacks and in 1970 his kidneys were severely damaged in anautomobileaccident.
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This fear is due to a negative experience involving fog, like anautomobileaccident.
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She is thought to have died in anautomobileaccidentin the 1950s or 1960s.
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He died in anautomobileaccidentat the age of 42.
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The original arch which gave its name to the stations and ultimately the city survived until 1922, when it was destroyed in anautomobileaccident.
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She lost her left hand and forearm due to anautomobileaccidentat the age of 5.
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