: used or designed to help prevent collisions between aircraft, ships, etc.
anti-collision lights on airplane wings
an anti-collision system

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Onboard anti-collision alarms sounded in both cockpits and both planes circled the airport before making safe landings. Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026 The alert that the United pilots received is the most serious of the anti-collision alerts pilots can receive and requires immediate action. Clara McMichael, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026 When the car finally got moving, protesters began throwing obstacles in its path — Lime scooters, bicycles, seemingly anything that might trigger the car’s automatic anti-collision braking system. Evan Minsker, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026 The Swiss cheese model Honeywell's test plane during a demonstration of new anti-collision warning technology. Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for anti-collision

Word History

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-collision was in 1848

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“Anti-collision.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-collision. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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