underride

/ˌʌndəˈraɪd/

Etymology

From under- + ride.

underride means A vehicle accident in which one vehicle partially slides underneath another. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

A vehicle accident in which one vehicle partially slides underneath another.

verb

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.”