road rash

noun

: mild to severe skin abrasion resulting from a fall (as from a bicycle or motorcycle) which usually involves sliding on a hard rough surface

Examples of road rash in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

People whose skin is so ripped up with road rash that the burn unit has to treat them, as though their skin had melted off in a fire. —Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025

The crash left him with second- and third-degree burns across his body from the road rash. —Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 28 Mar. 2025

More road rash for the Dolphins Since Oct. 1, 2022, the Dolphins have almost inconceivably gone 0-11 on the road against teams who had a record of .500 or better at the time. —Steve Svekis, Sun Sentinel, 30 Sep. 2024

Police said the victims had visible injuries, including gunshot wounds and scrapes, cuts, bruises and road rash as a result of the motorcycle crash. —Tia Lyons, arkansasonline.com, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for road rash

• backlash
• chumash
• eyelash
• moustache
• mustache
• noncash
• potash
• rehash
• whiplash
• ash
• bash
• brash

Medical Definition

road rash

noun

: mild to severe skin abrasion resulting from a fall (as from a bicycle or motorcycle) which usually involves sliding on a hard, rough surface