Noun: bingle bing-gul
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- [Brit, Austral, informal] A crash involving a car or plane
"The pilot survived the bingle with only minor injuries";
- prang [Brit, informal]
- A base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
"The batter got a bingle in the third inning";
- single
Derived forms: bingles
Type of: base hit, crash, safety, wreck [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Bingle