kolari — meaning in English

English meaning

• accident noun An unplanned event, often unfortunate, that happens without anyone intending it.
• collision noun A single instance of two things colliding.
• crash noun A violent collision, especially involving a vehicle.
• smash noun The loud sound of a violent collision or impact.
• wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

kolari is used for these senses in English:

• Kolari A municipality of Lapland, Finland, on the border with Sweden.
• accident (transportation) 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)
• collision An instance of colliding.
• crash An automobile, airplane, or other vehicle accident.
• smash (UK, Irish, colloquial) A traffic collision.
• wreck An event in which something is damaged through collision.

accident — full definition

1. noun An unplanned event, often unfortunate, that happens without anyone intending it.
2. noun A crash involving a vehicle or other form of transport.

collision — full definition

1. noun A single instance of two things colliding.
2. noun An event where two or more objects briefly act on each other with force, even if they never actually touch.
3. noun A short way of saying 'naming collision'.
4. noun A short way of saying 'collision detection', or the quality of being solid enough to collide with other objects.

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