near accident

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• near — [nir] adv. [ME nere < ON & OE: ON nær, near (orig. compar. of nā ): OE near, nearer, compar. of neah, NIGH] 1. at or to a relatively short distance in space or time [summer draws near] 2. relatively close in degree; almost: now usually nearly… …   English World dictionary

• near miss — noun count 1. ) an occasion when an accident or injury almost happens, but does not: Some Australian climbers had a near miss at the summit. 2. ) an occasion when something almost happens but does not …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• accident — n. unexpected, unpleasant event catastrophe 1) to have, meet with an accident (they had an accident during their trip) 2) to prevent accidents 3) an awful, bad, dreadful, frightful, horrible, nasty, serious, shocking; fatal; near; unavoidable;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• Near death experience — A near death experience (NDE) refers to a broad range of personal experiences associated with impending death, encompassing multiple possible sensations ranging from detachment from the body, feelings of levitation, extreme fear, total serenity,… …   Wikipedia

• Near-death experience — NDE redirects here. For other uses, see NDE (disambiguation). Near death redirects here. For other uses, see Near death (disambiguation). Gustave Doré s depiction of the highest heaven as described by Dante Alighieri in the Paradiso A near death… …   Wikipedia

• Accident on the Rampe de Laffrey (2007) — Infobox bus accident title=Accident on the Rampe de Laffrey caption=View of the accident site, with the destroyed wall and tire tracks from the bus still visible date=9:30, July 22, 2007 location=Vizille, Isère bus= vehicles= pax= deaths=26… …   Wikipedia

• Accident nucléaire de Fukushima — 37° 25′ 17″ N 141° 01′ 57″ E / 37.42138889, 141.0325 …   Wikipédia en Français

• Accident, Maryland — Infobox Settlement official name = Accident, Maryland settlement type = Town nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Accident, Maryland mapsize1 = map… …   Wikipedia

• Near East — The original Near East; that is, the Ottoman Empire at the beginning of the eastern question. The term is only meaningful as a contrast to Far East. Much of the original extent is south; moreover, countries such as Greece disavow any association… …   Wikipedia

• near — [[t]nɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦ nearer, nearest, nears, nearing, neared 1) PREP If something is near a place, thing, or person, it is a short distance from them. Don t come near me... Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage …   English dictionary

• Near miss (safety) — See Close Call, for the 2002 film. A near miss is an unplanned event that did not result in injury, illness, or damage – but had the potential to do so. Only a fortunate break in the chain of events prevented an injury, fatality or damage; in… …   Wikipedia