road accident

noun

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

Meanings

nounroad accident (plural road accidents)

plural road accidents

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

Translations

Dutch verkeersongeval, verkeersongeluk
  • verkeersongevalaccident on the road
  • verkeersongelukaccident on the road
Finnish tieliikenneonnettomuus
  • tieliikenneonnettomuusaccident on the road
French accident de la route
  • accident de la routeaccident on the road
German Straßenverkehrsunfall
  • Straßenverkehrsunfallaccident on the road
Italian incidente stradale
  • incidente stradaleaccident on the road
Norwegian Bokmål trafikkulykke
  • trafikkulykkeaccident on the road
Polish wypadek drogowy, wypadek komunikacyjny
  • wypadek drogowyaccident on the road
  • wypadek komunikacyjnyaccident on the road
Portuguese acidente rodoviário
  • acidente rodoviárioaccident on the road
Russian доро́жно-тра́нспортное происше́ствие
  • доро́жно-тра́нспортное происше́ствие (doróžno-tránsportnoje proisšéstvije)accident on the road
Spanish accidente de tránsito
  • accidente de tránsitoaccident on the road
Cite this entry
APA

road accident. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20accident

MLA

“road accident.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20accident. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “road accident,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/road%20accident.

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