underride
/ˌʌndəˈraɪd/
underride noun: a vehicle accident in which one vehicle partially slides underneath another.
Noun
underride (plural underrides)
Verb
underride (third-person singular simple present underrides, present participle underriding, simple past underrode, past participle underridden)
- The action of a vehicle sliding under another in the context of an accident.
- Also needed, they said, is better design to prevent fuel-tank rupture and to prevent low vehicles from underriding trucks and buses.1968, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Implementation of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966: Hearing, Ninetieth Congress, Second Session, to Review the...
Forms of underride
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | underrides |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | underrides |
| present participle | underriding |
| past | underrode |
| past participle | underridden |
Origin of underride
From under- + ride.
Questions about underride
- What does underride mean?
- Underride means a vehicle accident in which one vehicle partially slides underneath another.
- What part of speech is underride?
- Underride can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce underride?
- Underride is pronounced /ˌʌndəˈraɪd/.
- What is the plural of underride?
- The plural of underride is underrides.
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