pre·crash | \ ˌprē-ˈkrash 
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or pre-crash
Definition of precrash
: existing, occurring, or done before a crash (such as a car crash or an economic crash)
precrash scenarios used to increase safety technology precrash unemployment rates … index of 110 junk bonds showed that prices were almost back to their pre-crash levels.— Ford S. Worthy
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The first known use of precrash was in 1930
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