WHIPLASH


Meaning of WHIPLASH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhwip-ˌlash, ˈwip- ]

noun

Date: circa 1580

1. : the lash of a whip

2. : something resembling a blow from a whip

the whiplash of fear — R. S. Banay

3. : injury resulting from a sudden sharp whipping movement of the neck and head (as of a person in a vehicle that is struck from the rear by another vehicle)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.