pile-up
/ˈpaɪl ʌp/noun
उच्चारण पाइल अप
कई वाहनों की आपस में टक्कर
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
a road accident in which several vehicles crash into each other
कई वाहनों की आपस में टक्कर
- Dense fog caused a pile-up of twenty cars on the Yamuna Expressway.
- Police closed the road after a multiple-vehicle pile-up near the toll booth.
- A pile-up on the highway blocked traffic for several hours.
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- Heavy rain was blamed for a pile-up involving six vehicles.
- Drivers were advised to slow down in the fog to avoid a pile-up.
- 2
[C, usually singular]
a large amount of something that has collected
ढेर, जमाव
- There's a pile-up of files on my desk.
- After the holidays, there was a pile-up of emails waiting for me.
- I returned from leave to a pile-up of unpaid bills.
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- The post office is dealing with a pile-up of undelivered parcels.
- There was a pile-up of dirty plates in the kitchen after the party.
Synonyms backlog accumulation