Phrase guide

road accident

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A collision on a road, typically involving one or more motor vehicles, but also including cyclists and pedestrians knocked down by vehicles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Narrower terms: car accident

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Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: verkeersongeval — accident on the road
  • Dutch: verkeersongeluk — accident on the road
  • Finnish: tieliikenneonnettomuus — accident on the road
  • French: accident de la route — accident on the road
  • German: Straßenverkehrsunfall — accident on the road
  • Italian: incidente stradale — accident on the road
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trafikkulykke — accident on the road
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trafikkulukke — accident on the road
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trafikkulykke — accident on the road
  • Polish: wypadek drogowy — accident on the road
  • Polish: wypadek komunikacyjny — accident on the road
  • Portuguese: acidente rodoviário — accident on the road
  • Russian: доро́жно-тра́нспортное происше́ствие (doróžno-tránsportnoje proisšéstvije) — accident on the road
  • Spanish: accidente de tránsito — accident on the road