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Collocations for crash - noun

1. sudden loud noise

ADJ.

almighty, deafening, great, loud, thunderous | distant | sickening, terrible
There was a sickening crash as her head hit the ground.

VERB + CRASH

hear

PREP.

with a ~
The plates fell to the floor with an almighty crash.
~ of
a distant crash of thunder

PHRASES

a crash of thunder, the crash of the waves

2. car/plane, etc. accident

ADJ.

horrific, major, serious
a major air crash
fatal | head-on | high-speed | car, coach, helicopter, plane, train | air, motorway, rail, road

VERB + CRASH

cause

CRASH + VERB

happen, occur | involve sth
a crash involving two cars and a lorry
kill sb | claim sth
The crash claimed three lives.

CRASH + NOUN

victim | site | landing | barrier

PREP.

in a/the ~
He was killed in a train crash.

3. business failure

ADJ.

financial | bank, property, stock market
the stock market crash of 1987

PREP.

~ in
a crash in share prices

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