Phrase guide

head-on collision

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: transport

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cornfield meet, head-on, frontal collision

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From head-on + collision.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: челен удар (čelen udar) — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • Finnish: nokkakolari — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • French: collision frontale — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • Galician: colisión frontal — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • German: Frontalzusammenstoß — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • Italian: scontro frontale — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • Korean: 충돌 (chungdol) — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frontkollisjon — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frontkollisjon — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • Swedish: frontalkrock — front end collision involving two vehicles
  • Thai: ชนประสานงา (chon-bprà-sǎan-ngaa) — front end collision involving two vehicles