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Answer for the clue "A sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something ", 11 letters:
impingement

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Impingement \Im*pinge"ment\, n. The act of impinging.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1670s; see impinge + -ment .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of impinge.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" [syn: encroachment , impact ] a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something [syn: impaction ]

Usage examples of impingement.

The impingement of the alpha particles on the robot positronic brain was drastic.

The dislocation also provides a barrier against the operating impingement of the physical energy transfer/generation/entropy laws of the spatio-temporal coordinates of the systems hereafter described.