T-bone
English translation: A type of accident and a type of movie stunt
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| 5 +7 | type of accident |
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| 5 +7 | a kind of accident with one vehicle smashing into another making a T shape |
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peer agreement (net): +7type of accident Explanation: A "T-bone" is a type of accident involving motor vehicles, it's when one vehicle hits another vehicle at a 90 degree angle so both vehicles together look like the bone in a "T-bone steak". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-07-04 20:21:13 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A \"T-bone steak\" is the kind of steak (beefsteak) where it only has one bone in it, the bone itself, not surprisingly, is shaped like the letter \"T\" and the phrase has come into usage to refer to things (including auto accidents) that involve this shape. An example of usage would be \"Bob and Linda were in a really bad accident, that got \"T-boned\" by some guy in a truck while getting off of the highway\". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-07-04 20:55:51 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Further information: didn\'t see a specific KudoZ question for this but it\'s actually the easiest one of all, \"jackknifing\" refers to the motion that trucks, specifically, large trucks (18-wheeler trucks/refrigerated trucks/tractor trailer trucks make when they are suddenly forced to stop (such as in the case of an accident). The truck has a tendency to \"fold\" or bend in an upward fashion (due to the laws of physics) and this sort of inverted V shape is thought to resemble the same shape as an upside-down jackknife (pocketknife) when it is being closed. Same general shape, same general folding/bending motion, actually very similar in a lot of ways. HTH. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-07-04 21:32:48 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"that got\" above should be \"they got\", sorry. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-07-06 12:22:10 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- So, all of these terms refer to various kinds of accidents that occur and they are all being used as descriptions for stunts (apparent accidents) in a movie context. |
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