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Pronunciation Key e
pat  k kick, cat, pique   boot
pay   l (n d'l) lid, needle*   ou out
care  m mum  p pop
father   n (s d'n) no, sudden*  r roar
b bib   ng thing  s sauce
ch church   pot   sh ship, dish
d deed, milled   toe  t tight, stopped
caught, paw, for, horrid,
pet     th thin
hoarse**
bee   oi noise   th this
fife, phase,
f   took   cut
rough
g gag   urge, term, firm, word, heard   r butter
h hat  v valve   
h
which  w with   Foreign
w
French feu, German
pit  y yes  
schön
pie, by  z zebra, xylem   French tu, German ber
pier   zh vision, pleasure, garage   German ich, Scottish loch
j judge   about, item, edible, gallop, circus   French bon (b )***

*In English the consonants l and n often constitute complete syllables by themselves.

**Regional pronunciations of -or- vary. In pairs such as for, four; horse, hoarse; and morning,
mourning, the vowel varies between ( ) and ( ). In this Dictionary these vowels are represented
as follows: for (f r), four (f r, f r); horse (h rs), hoarse (h rs, h rs); and morning (m r ning),
mourning (m r ning, m r -). Other words for which both forms are shown include more, glory,
and borne. A similar variant occurs in words such as coral, forest, and horrid, where the
pronunciation of o before r varies between ( ) and ( ). In these words the ( r) pronunciation is
given first: forest (f r ist, f r -).

***The Dictionary uses to reflect that the preceding vowel is nasalized.

An accident is a specific, identifiable, unexpected, unusual and unintended external action which occurs
in a particular time and place, without apparent or deliberate cause but with marked effects. It implies a
generally negative probabilistic outcome which may have been avoided or prevented had circumstances
leading up to the accident been recognized, and acted upon, prior to its occurrence.

ac·ci·dent  ( k s -d nt, -d nt )
n.
1.
a. An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm: car
accidents on icy roads.
b. An unforeseen incident: A series of happy accidents led to his promotion.
c. An instance of involuntary urination or defecation in one's clothing.
2. Lack of intention; chance: ran into an old friend by accident.
3. Logic A circumstance or attribute that is not essential to the nature of something.

[Middle English, chance event, from Old French, from Latin accid ns, accident-, present
participle of accidere, to happen : ad-, ad- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

A traffic collision (motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, or car crash) is when a
road vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, or geographical or architectural obstacle.
Traffic collisions can result in injury, property damage, and death.

Road traffic accidents generally fall into one of four common types:

Lane departure crashes, which occur when a driver leaves the lane they are in and collide with another
vehicle or a roadside object. These include head on collisions and run-off-road collisions.

accidents at junctions include rear-end collision and angle or side impacts.

Accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists

Collisions with animals