COLLISION

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing.

2.
n.

A state of opposition; antagonism; interference. The collision of contrary false principles. Bp. Warburton. Sensitive to the most trifling collisions. W. Irving.


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