on/upon impact

idiom

: at the time of hitting something

The bomb exploded on/upon impact (with the ground).

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Investigators will also be looking into whether the localizer, which includes a concrete fence surrounding a set of antennas designed to help guide aircraft during landings, should have been made with materials that would have broken more easily upon impact, AP reported. —

Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2024 The plane crashed approximately two miles from Aktau, with cellphone footage capturing its steep descent before exploding upon impact. —

David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024 The knock on impact depends largely on the bottlers' and cask owners' models. —

Mark Littler, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Adriana Edgerton and Jessica Lumsden, parents of Alexander, said one of the red and green-lit drones struck him and knocked him out upon impact, causing a chest injury, Fox Orlando reported. —

Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on/upon impact

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