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pileup
pile·up or pile-up P0302400 (pīl′ŭp′)n.1. Informal A serious collision usually involving several motor vehicles.2. An accumulation: "the pile-up of unsold autos" (New York Times).pile•up (ˈpaɪlˌʌp) n. 1. a collision of several or many moving vehicles. 2. an accumulation, as of chores or bills. 3. a rough or disorderly falling of people upon one another, as in a football game. [1825–35] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pileup - multiple collisions of vehicles collision - an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill" |
pileup or pile-up nounInformal. A wrecking of a vehicle:crash, smash, smashup, wreck.Informal: crackup.Translations
pileup
pileupA car accident in which multiple vehicles have crashed together or have been damaged by the crash. Sometimes hyphenated. A pileup on I-25 has caused traffic to come to standstill. The driver of the truck that was involved in the five-car pile-up is being investigated for driving under the influence.pileup n. a wreck; a vehicular crash where more than one vehicle is heavily damaged. There is a serious pileup on the expressway. pileup
pileup[′pīl‚əp] (electronics) A set of moving and fixed contacts, insulated from each other, formed as a unit for incorporation in a relay or switch. Also known as stack. pileup Related to pileup: tyrantSynonyms for pileupnoun a wrecking of a vehicleSynonyms- crash
- smash
- smashup
- wreck
- crackup
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