"car wreck" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: car wrecks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} car wreck (plural car wrecks)
  1. Synonym of car crash Synonyms: car crash [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-car_wreck-en-noun-mq6dHjQk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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