OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1746

accident

/ˈæksɪdənt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
accidente
A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)
My insurance went up after the second accident in three months.
There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles.
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