crashmate

English

Etymology

From crash ‎ -mate.

Noun

crashmate (plural crashmates)

1. (rare) Someone with whom one is in a crash, such as a car accident.
   • 1994 April 26, “Brinkley's Crash Pictures to Benefit Rescue Crews”, in Deseret News:

     She took pictures of the fragmented copter and fellow survivors, then handed the camera to one of her crashmates to take pictures of her.

   • 2002 July 15, Danny Clark, “Nedved is only a million or two from his "right" salary”, in alt.sports.hockey.nhl.ny-rangers (Usenet):

     Or center the second line with Devo...and allow Holik to play third line with some crashmates.

   • 2016 July 14, “Chris Froome's Stage 12 Running Form: An Analysis”, in Bicycling:

     Eventually the word came down: Froome, along with his crashmates Porte and Mollema, would be granted a finishing time when the crash occurred, keeping him in the yellow jersey.

   • 2017 -, Pepper Winters, Unseen Messages:

     Along with growing closer to my crash-mates, the island had become a friend, too.

Anagrams

• heart cams