Definition collision in British English

collision noun

[countable/uncountable] noun

/kəˈlɪʒ(ə)n/

an accident in which a person or vehicle that is moving crashes into something

Example

There was a collision between the French and German boats.

Example

Their car was in collision with an ambulance.

Example

The stolen car was involved in a head-on collision with a truck.

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accident aquaplane bang up

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a very serious argument

Example

an attempt to avoid a head-on collision between the different branches of the party

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argument disagreement conflict

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2.1

a very great difference between ideas or beliefs which means that they do not work together

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difference contrast distinction

2.2

an occasion when two very different things meet or come together

Example

The affair is described as a collision between personality and principle.

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difference contrast distinction