/ kəˈlɪʒn; NAmE / noun [ C , U ] collision (with sb/sth) | collision (between / of A and B)
1.
an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other :
a collision between two trains
Stewart was injured in a collision with another player.
a head-on collision (= between two vehicles that are moving towards each other)
a mid-air collision (= between two aircraft while they are flying)
His car was in collision with a motorbike.
2.
( formal ) a strong disagreement between two people or between opposing ideas, opinions, etc.; the meeting of two things that are very different :
a collision between two opposing points of view
In his work we see the collision of two different traditions.
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IDIOMS
- be on a collision course (with sb/sth)
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from late Latin collisio(n-) , from Latin collidere strike together, from col- together + laedere to strike.