WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pileup n 1: multiple collisions of vehiclesMoby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
25 Moby Thesaurus words for "pileup": accident, blow, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, collision, contretemps, crack-up, crash, disaster, grief, ill hap, misadventure, mischance, misfortune, mishap, nasty blow, shipwreck, shock, smash, smashup, staggering blow, tragedy, wreck