Collision
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪʒən
Origin
From Middle French collision, from Late Latin collisio, from Latin collidere, past participle collisus ("to dash together"); see collide.
Full definition of collision
Noun
collision
(plural collisions)- An instance of colliding.
- 1994, Stephen Fry, The Hippopotamus Chapter 2At the very moment he cried out, David realised that what he had run into was only the Christmas tree. Disgusted with himself at such cowardice, he spat a needle from his mouth, stepped back from the tree and listened. There were no sounds of any movement upstairs: no shouts, no sleepy grumbles, only a gentle tinkle from the decorations as the tree had recovered from the collision.