approaching vehicle

collocation in English

meaningsofapproachandvehicle

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approach
noun
uk
/əˈprəʊtʃ/us
/əˈproʊtʃ/
a way of considering or ...
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vehicle
noun
uk
/ˈvɪə.kəl/us
/ˈviː.ə.kəl/
formal
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially ...
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(Definition ofapproachandvehiclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Is there not the risk in that case that it would be run into by theapproachingvehicle?
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I understand that individuals are advised to walk on the right so that they may see and avoid anapproachingvehicle.
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Does that not show how misleading it is for pedestrians to imagine that they can walk out safely in front of anapproachingvehicle?
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When it sees the lights of anapproachingvehicle, does it immediately take to the hedgerow or does it continue to march?
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I understand that with the convex type there is a tendency to distort the image of theapproachingvehicle, and that with the flat mirror the driver's view is restricted.
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For road users to rely on an external speedometer to tell them the speed of anapproachingvehicleis open to a number of obvious dangers.
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I can only assume that the observers in question must have been in a bus and that theapproachingvehiclemust have been a large lorry.
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The crash was recorded by the dashboard video camera of anapproachingvehicle.
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The driver of anotherapproachingvehiclesaw this and reversed back up the road.
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If hand signals do not work the gunner is supposed to escalate to firing lethal rounds near theapproachingvehicle, which puts nearby pedestrians at risk.
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In warm weather it is a good idea to keep an eye out ahead for dust clouds indicating approaching vehicles.
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At night, light from each approaching vehicle's headlamps strikes the retroreflective buttons and is reflected back towards the eyes of the vehicle's driver.
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Seismic sensors pick up any blows against the surface of the mountain and radar systems detect any approaching vehicles or individuals.
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