on/upon impact
idiom
: at the time of hitting something
The bomb exploded on/upon impact (with the ground).
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The tractor trailer then broke through the median into the westbound lanes and caused a chain-reaction crash, hitting a box truck that caught fire upon impact and a big SUV, investigators said.
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Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
The motorcycle driver was ejected off their bike on impact, and was later pronounced dead at the scene.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
The bridge collapsed on impact, killing six workers doing repairs on the bridge roadway, clogging the waterway with around 50,000 tons of metal and debris, and disrupting the commerce of one of the nation’s key shipping hubs.
—Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 20 May 2024
The rule of thumb, explosives experts say, is that 10% of munitions do not detonate on impact.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 13 May 2024
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Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
The motorcycle driver was ejected off their bike on impact, and was later pronounced dead at the scene.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2024
The bridge collapsed on impact, killing six workers doing repairs on the bridge roadway, clogging the waterway with around 50,000 tons of metal and debris, and disrupting the commerce of one of the nation’s key shipping hubs.
—Campbell Robertson, New York Times, 20 May 2024
The rule of thumb, explosives experts say, is that 10% of munitions do not detonate on impact.
—Anas Baba, NPR, 13 May 2024
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“On/upon impact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%2Fupon%20impact. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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