flying glass

collocation in English

meaningsofflyingandglass

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flying
noun[U]
uk
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˈflaɪ.ɪŋ/
travel ...
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glass
noun
uk
/ɡlɑːs/us
/ɡlæs/
a hard, transparent material, used to make windows, bottles, and ...
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(Definition offlyingandglassfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofflying glass

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In the event of an explosion in an urban area,flyingglassis often the biggest cause of injury/trauma.
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He is stricken blind, however, from the explosion and fromflyingglass.
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Protection against the danger offlyingglassinjury is kept under review, together with assessments of the efficacy of the protective measures available.
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Anti-shatter film and protective curtains are being provided in this building at an estimated cost of £26,500 to reduce possible injury fromflyingglass.
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Sixty people received hospital treatment, most of them suffering from the effect of smoke and fumes and some from cuts fromflyingglass.
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Another point is that very great injury is caused byflyingglasswhen vehicles come into collision.
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One policeman was injured byflyingglass.
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Before families can go to bed, every curtain must be made secure with furniture to give protection fromflyingglassas a result of bricks being thrown through the windows.
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What action has been taken to ensure that police officers who attend incidents in police buses are protected from the dangers offlyingglassfrom the vehicle windows?
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Many of the nursing home residents received cuts fromflyingglass, but emergency personnel on scene judged that most of these injuries were not life-threatening.
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Five individuals were badly injured, two of them impaled byflyingglassand other debris.
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It would also offer some protection fromflyingglassand other small, but dangerous, debris.
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Eight people on the beach were injured, primarily due toflyingglassshards.
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No one was hurt at the preschool, but a 14-year-old girl in a nearby building was moderately injured in the leg byflyingglass.
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One injury was reported after a person was struck byflyingglass.
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No serious injuries or fatalities were reported as a result of the tornado, but several people were treated at area hospitals forflyingglassinjuries.
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A few people were injured byflyingglass, though none required hospital care.
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