Dictionary of troublesome word. Bill Bryson. 2013.
collide, collision — A motorcyclist died after colliding with a tree, whereupon a demonstration by grieving motards turned into a revenge mission (New Yorker). Collisions can occur only when two or more moving objects come together. If a vehicle runs into a… … Dictionary of troublesome word
collision — collide, collision There is no basis for the assertion sometimes made that these two words should be restricted to circumstances involving an impact between two moving objects. A vehicle can be said to collide with a tree, a bollard, or any other … Modern English usage
collide — collide, collision There is no basis for the assertion sometimes made that these two words should be restricted to circumstances involving an impact between two moving objects. A vehicle can be said to collide with a tree, a bollard, or any other … Modern English usage
collision course — noun 1. a course of a moving object that will lead to a collision if it continues unchanged • Hypernyms: ↑path, ↑track, ↑course 2. a course of action (following a given idea) that will lead to conflict if it continues unabated • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
collision — col|li|sion [kəˈlıʒən] n [U and C] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: collisio, from collidere; COLLIDE] 1.) an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions →↑collide collision with ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Collide (band) — Collide Origin Los Angeles, California Genres Electro Industrial Years active 1992–present Labels Noiseplus Music Website … Wikipedia
Collide — may refer to: Collide (band), an American electro industrial band Collide (The Gufs album) Collide (Skillet album) Collide, an album by Beats Antique Collide (Howie Day song) Collide (Leona Lewis and Avicii song) Collide (Krystal Meyers song) See … Wikipedia
Collision Course (Space: 1999) — Collision Course Space: 1999 episode Episode no. Season 1 Episode 13 Directed by Ray Austin Written by … Wikipedia
Collision course (disambiguation) — Collision course refers to one opposing object or philosophy moving towards another expecting to collide. It may also refer to: Collision Course (album), an album by Jay Z Linkin Park Collision Course (film), action comedy starring actors Jay… … Wikipedia
collision — early 15c., from M.Fr. collision (15c.), from L. collisionem (nom. collisio) a dashing together, noun of action from collidere (see COLLIDE (Cf. collide)) … Etymology dictionary
