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pile-up

 noun
     
pile-up [countable]
a traffic accident involving many vehicles:
a motorway pile-up
WORD FOCUS: accident WORD FOCUS: accident
similar words: crash, wreck American English, pile-up, collision, disaster, catastrophe

➔ See also accident
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