rear impact

collocation in English

meaningsofrearandimpact

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rear
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rɪər/us
/rɪr/
at the back ...
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impact
noun[C usually singular, U]
uk
/ˈɪm.pækt/us
/ˈɪm.pækt/
the force or action of one object ...
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(Definition ofrearandimpactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Will he promote research into protection from side impact, which is now more important than front orrearimpact?
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The front airbag failed to deploy (airbags are not designed to deploy inrearimpactcollision).
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Offset front crash, side, andrearimpacttests will be required by 2017.
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The same chassis must then sustain arearimpactfrom a sled travelling at 30mph km/h, with no damage in front of the rear axle.
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While compartmentalization is designed to help protect passengers in frontal andrearimpactsituations, it does little to protect passengers in a side impact or rollover scenario.
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Details of injuries resulting from rear impacts are included as a matter of course in both.
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We have also just sent them an analysis of electrical causes of fire and plan further work to protect against fuel leakage following rear impacts.
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They are effective in frontal crashes, whereas seat belts are also effective in rear impacts and when a vehicle rolls over.
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These allowed the cars to withstand a 5mph 0 front and 2.5mph 0 rear impacts without damage to the engine, lights, and safety equipment.
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Multiple load corridor strategies for frontal, side and rear impacts improve passenger compartment integrity.
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