Meanings
nounmotor accident (plural motor accidents)
plural motor accidents
- A road accident involving one or more motor vehicles.
Near-synonym: car accident
1 more example
From 1615 to 1954, when the last squire, Richard Cartwright, and his son were killed in a motor accident, the Cartwrights lived in Aynho Park.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 43Synonyms: car accident
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA road accident involving one or more motor vehicles.
Similar
car accident
Translations
Finnish moottoriajoneuvo-onnettomuus
- moottoriajoneuvo-onnettomuusTranslations
French accident de voiture
- accident de voitureTranslations
Polish wypadek samochodowy
- wypadek samochodowyTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
motor accident. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20accident
MLA
“motor accident.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20accident. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “motor accident,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/motor%20accident.
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