smashup en · NOUN
Etymology
Deverbal from smash up.
Meanings
- (informal) An abrupt, damaging breakdown or failure.
- (informal) A violent collision involving one or more vehicles.
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An instance or the result of smashing; that which has been smashed into pieces.
I discovered that a lot of imported drainage-pipes for the settlement had been tumbled in there. There wasn’t one that was not broken. It was a wanton smash-up.
1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, […], →OCLC, part I, page 206:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smashups | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
el τρακάρισμα (collision) · el σύγκρουση (collision)