Hypertext Webster Gateway: "whiplash"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Whiplash \Whip"lash`\, n.
The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather, or
of cords, braided or twisted.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
whiplash
n 1: an injury to the neck (the cervical vertebrae) resulting
from rapid acceleration or deceleration (as in an
automobile accident) [syn: {whiplash injury}]
2: a quick blow with a whip [syn: {whip}, {lash}]
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