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

Harry has continued pressing for protection, often drawing comparisons of what his wife has faced with that of his mother, Diana, who died in 1997 in a high-speed car crash while paparazzi were following her. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Diana, who died in a car crash in August 1997, was laid to rest on a secluded island on the estate. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026

After her Acura was rear-ended in May 2022, a car crash that wrenched her neck and back, Samantha Roper sought out a chiropractor. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Kelly, the Princess of Monaco who died at age 52 following a car crash near Monte Carlo, once wore the same stunning gown for the wedding of future Spanish King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia in May 1962. — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1915, in the meaning defined at sense 1