Meanings
verbrear-end (third-person singular simple present rear-ends, present participle rear-ending, simple past and past participle rear-ended)
present singular third person rear-ends · participle present rear-ending · participle past rear-ended · past rear-ended
- transitiveautomotiveOf a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind.
A Halifax school bus carrying 21 children was rear-ended Monday morning by another vehicle in Hammonds Plains, N.S. […] The Jeep had been travelling behind the bus, did not stop in time in time and hit the back of the bus.
2019 April 9, “No injuries after school bus rear-ended in Hammonds Plains, N.S.”, in CBC News, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2026
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 追尾
- 追尾 (zhuīwěi)of a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind
Finnish ajaa perään
- ajaa peräänof a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind
German hinten auffahren
- hinten auffahrenof a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind
Russian въезжать в зад
- въезжать в зад (vʺjezžatʹ v zad)of a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind
Spanish chocar por detrás
- chocar por detrásof a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind
Cite this entry
APA
rear-end. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rear-end
MLA
“rear-end.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rear-end. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rear-end,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rear-end.
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