"crumple zone" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2020 October 7, Philip Haigh, “From Southall to Carmont... how to keep passengers safe”, in Rail, page 46",
          "text": "When Uff investigated Southall, the concept of crumple zones in rolling stock was slowly becoming established. He wrote: \"A particular design feature which has proved controversial is the introduction of 'crumple zones', as energy-absorbing measures at the end of coaches. This was opposed by some who considered that it represented a new hazard in view of the possibility of passengers being located within these zones.\" British Rail designed and built its HSTs before crumple zones became common.",
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        "A structural feature of a vehicle designed to compress during an accident and absorb impact energy."
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          "accident",
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "structural feature of an automobile designed to compress during an accident",
          "word": "kreukelzone"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "structural feature of an automobile designed to compress during an accident",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "structural feature of an automobile designed to compress during an accident",
      "word": "kreukelzone"
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