|
|
Definition of Pileup
1. Noun. Multiple collisions of vehicles.
Definition of Pileup
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of pile-up) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pileup
1. a collision involving several motor vehicles [n -S]
Pileup Pictures
Click the following link to bring up a new window with an automated collection of images related to the term: Pileup Images
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pileup
Literary usage of Pileup
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Read & Understand Science Grades 4-6 by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Ana Shirazi, Delana Heidrich, Judith Herbst, Kathleen Simpson (2005)
"Their sharp edges catch and stick, and soon there is a cell pileup, like a multiple
car ... The pileup blocks the way and prevents the blood from passing. ..."
2. Plasma Physics Of The Local Cosmos by National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, Committee on Solar and Space Physics (2004)
"The transport and pileup of magnetic flux earthward of the x-line lead to a
reconfiguration of the tail magnetic field and therefore the release of the ..."
3. Permafrost: Second International Conference, July 13-28, 1973 : USSR by Frederick J. Sanger, Peter J. Hyde (1978)
"... typical (3-5 m/s for the year), less blowing, and pileup of snow. Contamination
of the snow favors its intensive encrustation at negative temperature. ..."
Other Resources Relating to: Pileup
