collision-n; 3 Senses

Sense Number 1: accident

Commentary: COLLISION[+event] an event in which two or more bodies come together; typically car accidents

Examples:
Three passengers were killed in the collision.
The collision of the two ships resulted in a serious oil spill.
The collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 1 2

Sense Number 2: conflict

Commentary: COLLISION[+event] a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals

Examples:
The collision of interests became clear during the meeting.

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WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: none of the above

Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)

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