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Webster 1913 Edition


Derailment

De-rail′ment

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Noun.
The act of going off, or the state of being off, the rails of a railroad.

Definition 2024


derailment

derailment

English

Noun

derailment (plural derailments)

  1. (rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
  2. (psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.

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