kolari — meaning in English

English meaning

• accident noun An unplanned event, often unfortunate, that happens without anyone intending it.
• collision noun An instance of 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 An instance of colliding.
2. noun Any event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a relatively short time. In a collision, physical contact of two bodies is not necessary.
3. noun Clipping of naming collision.
4. noun Clipping of collision detection; tangibility.

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