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pile-up

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pile·up or pile-up  (plp)
n.
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
Translations
pile-up [ˈpaɪlʌp] N (Aut) → accidente m múltiple, choque m en cadena
there was a pile-up on the motorwaychocaron 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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Byline: KAREN FAUGHEY THE manager of a Teesside racecourse was one of dozens injured in a series of pile-ups on the A19 - which took the life of an off-duty police officer.
They said 12 people were gored this year but most injuries in the eight runs were caused by pile-ups.
After another major pile-up which saw the second race being re-started, Shaaban immediately encountered serious gearbox trouble and loss of power due to battery problems.
 
 
 
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