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Definition of car crash noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

car crash

noun
 
/ˈkɑː kræʃ/
 
/ˈkɑːr kræʃ/
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  1. an accident in which a car hits something, for example another vehicle, usually causing damage and often killing or injuring the passengers
  2. (informal) a very unsuccessful event or situation that people often find interesting
    • Her life is turning into a car crash.
    • The whole industry is a car crash—even major investment won’t save it now.
    • car-crash television
    compare train wreckTopics Difficulty and failurec2
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