What does pileup mean?

Definitions for pileup
ˈpaɪlˌʌppile·up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pileupnoun

    multiple collisions of vehicles

Wikipedia

  1. pileup

    A multiple vehicle collision (colloquially known as a pile-up, multi-car collision, multi-vehicle collision, or simply a multi) is a road traffic collision involving many vehicles. Generally occurring on high-capacity and high-speed routes such as freeways, they are one of the deadliest forms of traffic collisions. The most disastrous pileups have involved more than a hundred vehicles.

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  1. pileup

    A pileup refers to a situation where multiple things or objects accumulate or gather in one place, often in a chaotic manner. The term is commonly used to describe a traffic accident involving several vehicles, resulting in a stack of cars. In the context of genomics, pileup refers to the overlapping of multiple aligned DNA sequences in a genome assembly. In broader usage, it could refer to any situation where items, events, or tasks accumulate more quickly than they are dealt with.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pileup in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pileup in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of pileup in a Sentence

  1. Larry Hogan:

    The stakes are too high for me to risk being part of another multicar pileup that could potentially help Mr. Trump recapture the nomination.

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