Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of withstanding the effects of a crash.
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- adjective of a vehicle Capable of
withstanding acrash .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Smaller, lighter cars not only hold fewer passengers and less baggage; they're also less crashworthy.
Why Your New Car Doesn't Have a Spare Tire Sam Kazman 2011
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Among survivability features on the UH-1Y are "crashworthy" crew seats and fuel tanks, according to a description of the aircraft on the Bell Helicopter website.
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Among survivability features on the UH-1Y are "crashworthy" crew seats and fuel tanks, according to a description of the aircraft on the Bell Helicopter website.
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Smaller, lighter cars not only hold fewer passengers and less baggage; they're also less crashworthy.
Why Your New Car Doesn't Have a Spare Tire Sam Kazman 2011
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The NTSB officials also found serious problems with Metro's oldest, 1000 series rail cars, and made clear that the Metro practice known as "bellying" -- placing those cars in the middle of trains -- does not make them more crashworthy.
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-- Metro should replace all 1000 series rail cars, the oldest in the fleet, with cars that are at least as crashworthy as the 6000 series, which is the newest model in use by the agency.
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The IIHS, as well as automakers, point out that it is technically possible to make the smallest cars more crashworthy than they are.
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One reason for the increase is that IIHS has pushed manufacturers to make vehicles more crashworthy, improving occupant protection.
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I do not know how that statistic was developed, but I believe it was based on the assumption that smaller, lighter cars are less crashworthy.
Gore on top David 2007
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One reason for the increase is that IIHS has pushed manufacturers to make vehicles more crashworthy, improving occupant protection.
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