car crash

noun

plural car crashes

1

: a vehicular crash involving one or more automobiles

2

: disaster

… a car crash of a collapse by the Blue Jays bullpen in one of the most disheartening defeats of the season …

—Rob Longley

Examples of car crash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Seven people, including two police officers, were killed in a devastating early-morning car crash a mile from the Riverside on the A66, a major road through the region, on August 22. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

During the offseason, Tuggle underwent minor surgery for a knee injury and was involved in a car crash. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026

The late Princess of Wales died in 1997 after suffering internal injuries resulting from a high-speed car crash in Paris. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

The firefighter suffered minor injuries and was evaluated at a hospital following the collision, which occurred as police and fire crews were at the scene of a two-car crash, according to the East Hampton Fire Department. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1