yhteentörmäys — meaning in English

English meaning

• collision noun A single instance of two things colliding.
• wreck noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.

Senses

yhteentörmäys is used for these senses in English:

• collision An instance of colliding.
• wreck An event in which something is damaged through collision.

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.

wreck — full definition

1. noun The remains of a vehicle, ship, or structure that has been destroyed or badly damaged.
2. noun Informal: a person who is in a very poor physical or emotional state.
3. verb To destroy or badly damage something.

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