pileup

pile·up

or pile-up  (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]

Thesaurus

Noun

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
noun

Informal. A wrecking of a vehicle:

crash, smash, smashup, wreck.

Informal: crackup.

Translations

إِصْطِدَام

hromadná srážka

harmonikasammenstød

Massenkarambolage

καραμπόλα

choque en cadena

ketjukolari

carambolage

lančani sudar

tamponamento a catena

山積み

연쇄 충돌

kettingbotsing

opphopning

nagromadzenie

choque em cadeiaengavetamento

массовая автокатастрофа

seriekrock

รถชนกันหลายคัน

yığılmak

tai nạn liên hoàn

数辆车同时碰撞事件

pileup

→ إِصْطِدَام hromadná srážka harmonikasammenstød Massenkarambolage καραμπόλα choque en cadena ketjukolari carambolage lančani sudar tamponamento a catena 山積み 연쇄 충돌 kettingbotsing opphopning nagromadzenie choque em cadeia, engavetamento массовая автокатастрофа seriekrock รถชนกันหลายคัน yığılmak tai nạn liên hoàn 数辆车同时碰撞事件