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- Dictionaryderailment/dɪˈreɪlmənt/
noun
- 1. the action of a train or tram leaving its tracks accidentally: "an investigation into the derailment of a freight train"
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DERAILMENT definition: 1. the fact of a train coming off the railway tracks: 2. the fact of a train coming off the…. Learn more.
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noun [ C or U ] us / ˌdiːˈreɪl.mənt / uk / ˌdiːˈreɪl.mənt /...
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1. : to cause to run off the rails. 2. a. : to obstruct the progress of : frustrate. security problems derailed the tour. b. : to upset the stability or composure of. divorce … can seriously derail an employee Joanne Gordon. intransitive verb. : to leave the rails. derailment. di-ˈrāl-mənt. dē- noun. Synonyms. agitate. ail.
DERAIL definition: 1. If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks. 2. to prevent a plan or…. Learn more.
Derailment definition: the act or process of derailing. . See examples of DERAILMENT used in a sentence.
noun [ C or U ] us / ˌdiːˈreɪl.mənt / uk / ˌdiːˈreɪl.mənt / Add to word list. the fact of a train coming off the railroad tracks: There's been a derailment just outside the city, and many people are feared dead. The number of train derailments has risen. See. derail. murengstockphoto/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. Fewer examples.
To come or bring to a sudden halt: a campaign derailed by lack of funds; a policy that derailed under the new administration.
Derailment is an occasion when a train leaves the track or the act of causing this to happen. It can also mean the fact of stopping a process from continuing in the way it was intended to.