HyperDic: derailment

English > 1 sense of the word derailment:
NOUNeventderailmentan accident in which a train runs off its track
derailment > pronunciation
Soundsdihrey'lmahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > derailment: 1 sense > noun 1, event
MeaningAn accident in which a train runs off its track.
Broadermishap, misadventure, mischanceAn instance of misfortune
Spanishdescarrilamiento, descarrilo
Catalandescarrilament
Verbsderailrun off or leave the rails
derailcause to run off the tracks

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