Crashworthiness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Crashworthiness is a noun meaning The state or quality of being crashworthy.
Meaning
The state or quality of being crashworthy.
Example Sentences
But then crashworthiness is not about preventing accidents, but about mitigating their consequences.
They noted: "The crashworthiness of the early carriage was of a low standard. By the end of the 19th century, the continuous automatic brake and the absolute block system had greatly reduced the accident rate, but the accidents that did occur often reduced the wood vehicles to matchwood."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include roadworthiness, stormworthiness, fireworthiness, unroadworthiness, airworthiness, crackability.
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