airplane crash

collocation in English

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airplane
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeə.pleɪn/us
/ˈer.pleɪn/
a vehicle designed for air travel that has wings and one or ...
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crash
noun[C]
uk
/kræʃ/us
/kræʃ/
an accident involving a vehicle, usually a serious one in which the vehicle is damaged or someone ...
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(Definition ofairplaneandcrashfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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To apply this table, let us consider three hypothetical disasters: anairplanecrash, a refinery explosion, and a product-tampering incident.
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In the case of anairplanecrash, a recovery site may be quite large.
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His death was officially explained as anairplanecrash.
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He died in anairplanecrashin 1951.
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Everyone knows that anyairplanecrashproduces an abundance of debris.
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All that changes when anairplanecrashlands on the island.
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He died of injuries as a result of anairplanecrash.
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All three were injured in anairplanecrash, captured, and hospitalized.
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After anairplanecrashin 1911, however, he gave up flying.
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At the peak of their success, three members died in anairplanecrashin 1977, putting an abrupt end to the band's most popular incarnation.
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He died in anairplanecrashwhile still in office.
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With a storm causing confusion, an airplane crashes through electric power lines but lands successfully near the town square.
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Initially, observers thought it was an airplane crashing.
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Airplane crashes, however, were not the primary health concern.
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In some cases, non-removal of a labeled part have caused airplane crashes.
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The four-engine propeller-driven airplane crashed at 1:41 p.m.
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Deros could be blamed for nearly all misfortunes, from minor accidental injuries or illnesses to airplane crashes and catastrophic natural disasters.
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These costs are high even when compared with other tort-based systems, such as automobile litigation or airplane crashes, that determine fault and compensate victims.
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There have been nearly a dozen private and military airplane crashes in the immediate vicinity.
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Such disasters include natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes or asteroid collisions, accidents such as shipwrecks or airplane crashes, or calamities like worldwide disease pandemics.
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