derailment

American  

[dee-reyl-muhnt] / diˈreɪl mənt /

noun

1. the act or process of derailing.

2. Psychiatry. loosening of associations.

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Etymology

Origin of derailment

1940–45; derail + -ment, or < French déraillement

Example Sentences

As officials called for patience, news broke of a second derailment in almost as many days.

From BBC

Puente has said investigators were looking to see if a broken section of rail was "the cause or the result" of the derailment.

From Barron's

However, investigators are also examining the section of track where the derailment occurred and intend to analyse parts of it in a laboratory.

From BBC

Technicians told the El Mundo newspaper that a "bad" or "deteriorated" weld was "more than likely" the cause for the derailment.

From BBC

Unlike the 2013 accident, the derailment occurred on a straight section of track, and the trains were travelling within the speed limit, officials said.

From Barron's