overshootverb [ T ]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈʃuːt/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈʃuːt/overshot, overshotto go further than the end of or past something, without intending to:
The plane overshot the runway and finished up in the water.
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- car crash
- collide
- collision
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- plough
- prang
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- run sb/sth over
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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