Multiple-vehicle collision

pile·up or pile-up (p

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1. Informal A serious collision usually involving several motor vehicles.

2. An accumulation: "the pile-up of unsold autos" (New York Times).

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pile-up

noun (Informal) collision, crash, accident, smash, smash-up (informal), multiple collision a 54-car pile-up

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pile-up [ˈpaɪlʌp] N (Aut) → accidente m múltiple, choque m en cadena
there was a pile-up on the motorway → chocaron varios coches en cadena en la autopista, hubo un accidente múltiple en la autopista

pile-up

n (= car crash) → (Massen)karambolage f, → Massenzusammenstoß m

pile-up [ˈpaɪlˌʌp] n (Aut) (fam) → tamponamento a catena

pile-up → تكدس hromadná srážka harmonikasammenstød Massenkarambolage καραμπόλα choque en cadena ketjukolari carambolage lančani sudar tamponamento a catena 山積み 연쇄 충돌 opeenstapeling opphopning nagromadzenie choque em cadeia, engavetamento нагромождение seriekrock กองขึ้นมา yığılmak tai nạn liên hoàn 堆积物

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The second multiple-vehicle collision at the notorious Catthorpe Interchange in a week happened at about 9.

Lorry driver killed in pile-up by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

a multiple-vehicle collision tied up traffic for hours by blocking the three right lanes on the San Diego Freeway near the exit to the Ventura Freeway.

MUDSLIDES TRAP 30 FIRE-RAVAGED HILLSIDES GIVE WAY AS RAIN SOAKS AREA by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

The second multiple-vehicle collision at the notorious Catthorpe Interchange in a week happened at about 9.

One dead, three injured in pile-up; CRASH: Long delays after ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)

multiple inactive duty training periods

multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle

multiple mononeuropathy