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crashworthiness

crashworthiness noun: the state or quality of being crashworthy.

Noun

crashworthiness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being crashworthy.
    • They noted: "The crashworthiness of the early carriage was of a low standard. By the end of the 19th century, the continuous automatic brake and the absolute block system had greatly reduced the accident rate, but the accidents that did occur often reduced the wood vehicles to matchwood."2020 October 7, Philip Haigh, “From Southall to Carmont... how to keep passengers safe”, in RAIL, page 46
    • But then crashworthiness is not about preventing accidents, but about mitigating their consequences.2021 October 6, Greg Morse, “A need for speed and the drive for 125”, in RAIL, number 941, page 53

Origin of crashworthiness

From crashworthy + -ness.

Questions about crashworthiness

What does crashworthiness mean?
Crashworthiness means the state or quality of being crashworthy.
What part of speech is crashworthiness?
Crashworthiness is a noun.

Words near crashworthiness in the dictionary

  1. crashouts
  2. crashpad
  3. crashpads
  4. crashproof
  5. crasht
  6. crashworthiness
  7. crashworthy
  8. crashy
  9. crasing
  10. crasis
  11. Crask

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