train wreck

or train·wreck

[trein-rek]

noun

an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.

Slang. a person who has experienced a personal failure, disaster, etc.

Slang. a disastrous situation, occurrence, or process: His football career has been a train wreck.

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British Dictionary definitions for train wreck

train wreck

noun

an incident in which a train is severely damaged

informal something or someone that has suffered ruin or calamity

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