Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Informal A serious collision usually involving several motor vehicles.
- noun An accumulation.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
pile-up .
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- noun multiple collisions of vehicles
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Examples
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The pileup is a consequence of other states 'frustration with the influence of the geographically balanced foursome -- Iowa and New Hampshire, and, more recently, South Carolina and Nevada -- whose early-voting status is blessed by party rules.
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The pileup, which is under investigation, left nearly 100 people stranded in damaged and trapped cars, police said.
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Do they also pileup, meaning, well, not only did my house burn down, but also x, y and z.
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Further, as a result of technological unemployment in agriculture, an increase of "pileup" in industrial employment has resulted.
Postwar Toronto 1944
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Data on the mapping of individual reads was obtained using the 'pileup' option of MAQ.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Ceiridwen J. Edwards et al. 2010
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According to Rodriguez, this kind of pileup can lead to a host of unsavory health problems.
Brownsville Herald : By LAURA TILLMAN 2010
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According to Rodriguez, this kind of pileup can lead to a host of unsavory health problems.
Brownsville Herald : By LAURA TILLMAN 2010
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According to Rodriguez, this kind of pileup can lead to a host of unsavory health problems.
Brownsville Herald : By LAURA TILLMAN 2010
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[I would add getting in front of the wood-burning stove without the potential for a sprained/twisted knee/ankle or to the bathroom on the other side of the 'pileup' quickly.] "I could sit on the couch and my bed the way I wanted, without taking into consideration how much space several fur bodies would need to get comfortable.
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Had i woken up on time, I would have been caught in this traffic jam resulting from a 51 car pileup
Archive 2009-01-01 2009
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