Meanings
nounhead-on collision (plural head-on collisions)
plural head-on collisions
- transportA collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other.
Synonyms: cornfield meet, head-on, frontal collision
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other.
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Translations
Bulgarian челен удар
- челен удар (čelen udar)front end collision involving two vehicles
Finnish nokkakolari
- nokkakolarifront end collision involving two vehicles
French collision frontale
- collision frontalefront end collision involving two vehicles
German Frontalzusammenstoß
- Frontalzusammenstoßfront end collision involving two vehicles
Italian scontro frontale
- scontro frontalefront end collision involving two vehicles
Korean 충돌
- 충돌 (chungdol)front end collision involving two vehicles
Norwegian Bokmål frontkollisjon
- frontkollisjonfront end collision involving two vehicles
Swedish frontalkrock
- frontalkrockfront end collision involving two vehicles
Thai ชนประสานงา
- ชนประสานงา (chon-bprà-sǎan-ngaa)front end collision involving two vehicles
Cite this entry
APA
head-on collision. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head-on%20collision
MLA
“head-on collision.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head-on%20collision. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “head-on collision,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/head-on%20collision.
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