on/upon impact
idiom
: at the time of hitting something
The bomb exploded on/upon impact (with the ground).
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The 31-year-old succumbed to injuries suffered on impact.
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
This type of warhead is several times more effective against infantry and unarmored vehicles than one which detonates on impact.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The event’s grand spectacle is the PG&E Pumpkin Plop, where pumpkins are dropped from heights of 50 to 100 feet to explode on impact.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Those on the plane and hundreds in the building were killed on impact.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
This type of warhead is several times more effective against infantry and unarmored vehicles than one which detonates on impact.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
The event’s grand spectacle is the PG&E Pumpkin Plop, where pumpkins are dropped from heights of 50 to 100 feet to explode on impact.
—Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2024
Those on the plane and hundreds in the building were killed on impact.
—Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2023
See all Example Sentences for on/upon impact
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“On/upon impact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%2Fupon%20impact. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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