Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
pile-up — pile ups N COUNT A pile up is a road accident in which a lot of vehicles crash into each other. ...a 54 car pile up. (in AM, use pileup) … English dictionary
pileup — pile•up [[t]ˈpaɪlˌʌp[/t]] 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 • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
pile·up — /ˈpajəlˌʌp/ noun, pl ups [count] 1 : an accident in which several or many vehicles crash into each other A five car pileup slowed traffic. 2 : a large amount of something that has increased gradually over a period of time a pileup of debt see… … Useful english dictionary
pile up — verb 1. collect or gather (Freq. 4) Journals are accumulating in my office The work keeps piling up • Syn: ↑accumulate, ↑cumulate, ↑conglomerate, ↑gather, ↑amass … Useful english dictionary
pileup — noun Date: circa 1929 1. a collision involving usually several motor vehicles 2. a. a jammed tangled mass or pile (as of motor vehicles or people) resulting from collision or accumulation b. accumulation … New Collegiate Dictionary
pileup — /puyl up /, n. 1. a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles. 2. an accumulation, as of work, chores, or bills. 3. a rough or disorderly falling of people upon one another, as in a football game. [1825 35; n. use of v. phrase pile up] … Universalium
pileup — (Roget s Thesaurus II) (or pile up) noun Informal. A wrecking of a vehicle: crash, smash, smashup, wreck. Informal: crackup. See HELP … English dictionary for students
Multiple-vehicle collision — Pileup redirects here. For other uses, see Pileup (disambiguation). A multi vehicle collision (colloquially known as a pile up) is a road traffic accident involving many vehicles. Generally occurring on high capacity and high speed routes such as … Wikipedia
List of road accidents — records serious road accidents: those which took a high death toll, occurred in unusual circumstances, or hold some other historical significance. For crashes in which famous people died, please refer to List of people who died in road accidents … Wikipedia
Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed … Universalium
