impingements

noun

plural of impingement
as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things the impingement of the hailstones on the metal roof was making quite a racket

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  1. collisions
  2. impacts
  3. shocks
  4. jolts
Noun
  • Fuel allows satellites to adjust their orbits, maintain their positions, and avoid potential collisions.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Others are leftover rocket parts or fragments from past collisions.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of collisions
Noun
  • Still, the latest forecasts can help provide a roadmap for cities to prepare for potential impacts and allocate resources.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
  • All of them got here by giant impacts that have pelted Mars for eons, occasionally blasting bits of the planet into space, some of which by chance fall to Earth.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of impacts
Noun
  • Serial killer documentary Cannibal Poet looks to deliver the shocks.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The United States also has a uniquely large and diverse economy that is far less susceptible to shocks than many of its smaller peers.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of shocks
Noun
  • In a very short time, Rider tweaked Celine’s mostly classic men’s wardrobe with little jolts of fashion, helpings of preppy, winks to the past and a very distinctive patina and hand — nothing too bright, stiff or high-contrast.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In the bystander’s footage from behind, a screeching noise is heard before the Tahoe jolts forward.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of jolts
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