derailment
[dee-reyl-muh nt]
- the act or process of derailing.
- Psychiatry. loosening of associations.
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Origin of derailment
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Examples from the Web for derailment
Contemporary Examples
In contrast, the derailment of talks would be welcomed by some of the loudest proponents of rushing to legislate new sanctions.
Security-camera footage capturing the derailment, which can be viewed here is pretty horrifying.
Historical Examples
Here we were detained some time by a derailment of an engine in front.
Hesperothen; Notes from the West, Vol. II (of 2)W. H. Russell
It is better to take a chance on a derailment than on a collision.
Letters from an Old Railway OfficialCharles DeLano Hine
This prevents wear and tear and grinding and derailment on curves.
The Invention of the Track CircuitAmerican Railway Association
They had been walking on down the line, looking for the actual point of derailment.
The Taming of Red Butte WesternFrancis Lynde
It was surging and bounding alarmingly over the uneven track, not without threatenings of derailment.
Empire BuildersFrancis Lynde
Word Origin and History for derailment
n.
1850, from French déraillement, from dérailler "to go off the rails" (see derail).
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