fender bender
noun[C]
USinformaluk/ˈfen.də ˌben.dər/us/ˈfen.dɚ ˌben.dɚ/(UKprang)aroadaccidentin which thevehiclesinvolvedare onlyslightlydamaged
轻微车祸；不严重的撞车事故Compare
accident
collision(ACCIDENT)
crashnoun(ACCIDENT)
smashnoun(ACCIDENT)UK
a traffic accident
- accidentAn accident on the M11 is blocking traffic in a northerly direction.
- collisionPolice responded to the collision and closed the road.
- head-onBoth drivers were injured in the head-on collision.
- shuntUKMy insurance company refused to pay out after my little shunt.
- crashA serious crash on the motorway yesterday led to its closure for two hours.
- car crashHe died in a car crash.
On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- anti-collision
- bird strike
- brake
- car crash
- crash-landing
- cropper
- derail
- derailment
- overshoot
- prang
- rear-end
- road toll
- roadkill
- RTA
- rubbernecking
- run(something)intosomething/someone
- runsomeone/somethingdown
- shunt
- stack
- stack up
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