Definition of "crashworthy"

crashworthy

adjective
comparative more crashworthy, superlative most crashworthy
1. (of a vehicle) Capable of withstanding a crash.
  Quotations
  Knowledge, therefore, of the conditions prevailing, which are not uniquely defined during the static or dynamic axial collapse, leads to an estimate of the mechanical response and the crashworthy behaviour of the structural component [...]
  1998, Athanasios G. Mamalis, Crashworthiness of composite thin-walled structural components
2. (of a social event) Worthy of being gatecrashed.
  Quotations
  “This is a traditional wake,” I explained, hoping that maybe the addition of an actual corpse might convince them this party wasn't crash-worthy.
  2007, Tate Hallaway, Dead Sexy‎, Berkley
  In the unlikely event of there being no crashworthy weekend parties, […]
  2014, Edward Joffe, Before Mandela's Rainbow, AuthorHouse, page 169