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.
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.
The plates fell to the floor with an almighty crash.
~ of
a distant crash of thunder
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
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
a crash involving two cars and a lorry
kill sb | claim sth
The crash claimed three lives.
The crash claimed three lives.
CRASH + NOUN
victim | site | landing | barrier
PREP.
in a/the ~
He was killed in a train crash.
He was killed in a train crash.
3. business failure
ADJ.
financial | bank, property, stock market
the stock market crash of 1987
the stock market crash of 1987
PREP.
~ in
a crash in share prices
a crash in share prices