head-on collision

Meaning

A collision where the front ends of two vehicles (such as ships, trains, cars, planes, etc.) hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision.

Synonyms

central collision

knock-on collision

Translations

Frontalzusammenstoß

heurter

tamponner

heurter de front

scontro frontale

Etymology

From head-on + collision.