Antonyms for collision
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kuh-lizh-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : kəˈlɪʒ ən |
Definition of collision
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French collision (15c.), from Latin collisionem (nominative collisio) "a dashing together," noun of action from collidere (see collide).
- noun accident
- Fortunately for that fellow too,' said Tip, 'or he and I might have come into collision.'
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- It would not even dare approach, for fear of collision with us.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
- A collision while underseas in a submarine is a serious matter.
- Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
- You do not anticipate a collision because you are a brave man.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Something I heard of a collision with the law and of a forced assignment of his interests.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- The armies came into collision in the neighbourhood of two o'clock in the morning.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- The men inside had expected the driver to slow down to avoid a collision.
- Extract from : « The Mind Master » by Arthur J. Burks
- The spark was obtained by the collision of the steel and flint.
- Extract from : « The Story of a Tinder-box » by Charles Meymott Tidy
- The confusion, the collision, the uproar, was indescribable.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine -- Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 » by Various
- When it came to a collision of wills the other was his master.
- Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman
Synonyms for collision
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