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pile·up

or pile-up (pīl′ŭp′)

1. Informal A serious collision usually involving several motor vehicles.

2. An accumulation: "the pile-up of unsold autos" (New York Times).

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pile•up

(ˈpaɪlˌʌp)

n.

1. a collision of several or many moving vehicles.

2. an accumulation, as of chores or bills.

3. a rough or disorderly falling of people upon one another, as in a football game.

[1825–35]

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pileup - multiple collisions of vehicles

collision - an accident resulting from violent impact of a moving object; "three passengers were killed in the collision"; "the collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill"

pileup

or pile-up
noun

Informal. A wrecking of a vehicle:

crash, smash, smashup, wreck.

Informal: crackup.

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