side swipe
Oblique traffic contact
A side swipe is a glancing blow delivered from the side, typically between vehicles passing too close: The truck side swiped my car in the next lane.
Figuratively, it's a passing criticism or indirect attack: Her comment was a side swipe at the previous administration.
Also spelled sideswipe.
- grazeFeed on growing plants
- clipCut or attach
- brushBristled cleaning tool
- scrapeRub harshly against
- glancingLooking briefly or obliquely
fender · fender bender · collision · dent · scratch · lane · lane change · merge · blind spot · mirror · paint · bumper · near miss · passing · nick · skim · glance · drive by
- Car Damagedent, scratch, dents, scratches, scrape
- crashesaccident, collision, crash, head-on collision, pileup
- maritime accidentsship collision, ramming, broadsiding, sideswipe, glancing blow
collision angle/direction
side swipehead-on collision
Direct front-to-front impact
head-on crash · rear-ender · rear-end collision · frontal impact · direct hit