The speeding vehicle skidded and crashed head-on into the rear-end of a truck before the driver could say Jack Robinson.
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Rear-end
Synonyms for "rear-end"
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5 translations across 5 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 追尾 verb (of a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind)
Finnish
1 entries- ajaa perään verb (of a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind)
German
1 entries- hinten auffahren verb (of a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind)
Russian
1 entries- въезжать в зад verb (of a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind)
Spanish
1 entries- chocar por detrás verb (of a vehicle, to strike (another vehicle) from behind)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
The rear-end collision could have been averted if those involved had kept to the recommended safe distance.
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