Crashworthy
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Capable of withstanding a crash.
"Knowledge, therefore, of the conditions prevailing, which are not uniquely defined during the static or dynamic axial collapse, leads to an estimate of the mechanical response and the crashworthy behaviour of the structural component [...]"
- 2 Worthy of being gatecrashed.
"“This is a traditional wake,” I explained, hoping that maybe the addition of an actual corpse might convince them this party wasn't crash-worthy."
Example
More examples"Knowledge, therefore, of the conditions prevailing, which are not uniquely defined during the static or dynamic axial collapse, leads to an estimate of the mechanical response and the crashworthy behaviour of the structural component [...]"
Etymology
From crash + -worthy.
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