pile-up
pile-up · pile-ups
A pile, a group of people or things which have piled up on one another, especiallyA pile, a group of people or things which have piled up on one another, especially: A pile of crashed vehicles due to a traffic accident.
Meaning
3 sensesA pile, a group of people or things which have piled up on one another, especially
(colloquial)A pile of crashed vehicles due to a traffic accident.
Traffic was backed up for miles due to a twelve-car pile-up on the freeway earlier today.
Karambolage, Massenkarambolage
столкнове́ниеstolknovénije
(colloquial)A pile of tackling players.
An accumulation that occurs over time, especially one which is not welcome.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
pile of crashed cars:
Deutsch
pile of crashed cars:
Origin
Deverbal from pile up.Deverbal from pile up.
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plural: pile-upsSynonyms
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1 related wordsRelatedpile-on