Pileup
[pahyl-uhp] /ˈpaɪlˌʌp/
noun
1.
a massive collision of several or many moving vehicles.
2.
an accumulation, as of work, chores, or bills.
3.
a rough or disorderly falling of people upon one another, as in a football game.
noun
A wreck, esp one involving a number of cars: 6-car, end-to-end pile-up on the New Jersey Turnpike (1929+)
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