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

That had its advantages—Bond movies have been mid and forgettable, but rarely car crashes. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026

The drones could respond to a range of emergencies, including shootings, robberies, car crashes and fires. — Da Lin, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Under the state’s criteria, a death is considered measles-associated if the person dies within 30 days of testing positive and shows clinical signs of infection, with no other significant cause for the death, such as a car crash. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Even as crime drops and car crashes recede, New York’s streets and parks have grown increasingly hostile to those who are frail, slow, disabled, or small. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1