Collocations for crash - noun
1. sudden loud noise
ADJECTIVE
almighty,
deafening,
great,
huge,
loud,
resounding,
thunderous
sickening, terrible
There was a sickening crash as her head hit the ground.
sickening, terrible
There was a sickening crash as her head hit the ground.
PREPOSITION
with a crash
The plates fell to the floor with an almighty crash.
The plates fell to the floor with an almighty crash.
crash of
a distant crash of thunder
the crash of the waves
a distant crash of thunder
the crash of the waves
2. accident involving a car, plane, etc.
ADJECTIVE
horrific,
major,
serious
(esp. BrE)
a major air crash
a major air crash
fatal
head-on
high-speed
airplane (AmE), automobile (AmE), bus, car, coach (BrE), helicopter, plane, train
air, highway (in the US), motorway (in the UK), rail, road
alcohol-related
spectacular
He had survived a spectacular crash in a truck race.
head-on
high-speed
airplane (AmE), automobile (AmE), bus, car, coach (BrE), helicopter, plane, train
air, highway (in the US), motorway (in the UK), rail, road
alcohol-related
spectacular
He had survived a spectacular crash in a truck race.
fiery
(AmE)
a fiery crash which killed the pilot
a fiery crash which killed the pilot
VERB + crash
cause
have
In thirty years of driving she had never had a crash.
have
In thirty years of driving she had never had a crash.
survive
He had survived a plane crash.
He had survived a plane crash.
avoid,
prevent
She swerved to avoid a crash.
She swerved to avoid a crash.
crash + VERB
happen,
occur
involve sth
a crash involving two cars and a bus
involve sth
a crash involving two cars and a bus
kill sb
claim sth
The crash claimed three lives.
claim sth
The crash claimed three lives.
3. business failure
ADJECTIVE
financial
bank, dotcom, property (BrE), stock-market
the stock-market crash of 1987
bank, dotcom, property (BrE), stock-market
the stock-market crash of 1987