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My cousins are in a hospital, they had a narrow escape when their car drifted and crashed.



According to Cambridge dictionary, drift always give the impression of slow movement, and I want to write about a fast movement in formal way. What is the right word?



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    My cousins are in a hospital, they had a narrow escape when their car drifted and crashed.



    According to Cambridge dictionary, drift always give the impression of slow movement, and I want to write about a fast movement in formal way. What is the right word?



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      My cousins are in a hospital, they had a narrow escape when their car drifted and crashed.



      According to Cambridge dictionary, drift always give the impression of slow movement, and I want to write about a fast movement in formal way. What is the right word?



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      My cousins are in a hospital, they had a narrow escape when their car drifted and crashed.



      According to Cambridge dictionary, drift always give the impression of slow movement, and I want to write about a fast movement in formal way. What is the right word?



      https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/drift







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          The Oxford Dictionay has skid with an example:




          her car skidded and hit the grass verge




          It describes a violent and unexpected motion.




          My cousins are in a hospital, they had a narrow escape when their car
          skidded and crashed.







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            The Oxford Dictionay has skid with an example:




            her car skidded and hit the grass verge




            It describes a violent and unexpected motion.




            My cousins are in a hospital, they had a narrow escape when their car
            skidded and crashed.







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              The Oxford Dictionay has skid with an example:




              her car skidded and hit the grass verge




              It describes a violent and unexpected motion.




              My cousins are in a hospital, they had a narrow escape when their car
              skidded and crashed.







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                The Oxford Dictionay has skid with an example:




                her car skidded and hit the grass verge




                It describes a violent and unexpected motion.




                My cousins are in a hospital, they had a narrow escape when their car
                skidded and crashed.







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                The Oxford Dictionay has skid with an example:




                her car skidded and hit the grass verge




                It describes a violent and unexpected motion.




                My cousins are in a hospital, they had a narrow escape when their car
                skidded and crashed.








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