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underride en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌʌndəˈraɪd/

Etymology

From under- + ride.

Meanings

  1. A vehicle accident in which one vehicle partially slides underneath another.

Forms

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underrides Number=Plur lexicographic

underride en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˌʌndəˈraɪd/

Etymology

From under- + ride.

Meanings

  1. The action of a vehicle sliding under another in the context of an accident.
    • Also needed, they said, is better design to prevent fuel-tank rupture and to prevent low vehicles from underriding trucks and buses. 1968, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Implementation of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966: Hearing, Ninetieth Congress, Second Session, to Review the Progress of the Department of Transportation in Implementing the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966. April 25, 1968, U.S. Government Printing Office, page 189:

Forms

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underrides Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
underriding Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underridden Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
underrode Tense=Past lexicographic