Derailment Definition

derailments
noun

(rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.

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(psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.

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Other Word Forms of Derailment

Noun

Singular:
derailment
Plural:
derailments

Origin of Derailment

  • From French déraillement.

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Derailment Sentence Examples

  • This provides the opportunity to make any needed repairs before you put your home on the market and helps to thwart the derailment of the sale of your home if you find an interested buyer.

  • The amount of superelevation required to prevent derailment at a curve can be calculated under perfect running conditions, given the radius of curvature, the weight of the vehicle, the height of the centre of gravity, the distance between the rails, and the speed; but great experience 1 See The Times Engineering Supplement (August 22, 1906), p. 265.

  • In considering the forces that produce derailment the total mass of the vehicle or locomotive may be supposed to be concentrated at its centre of gravity.

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Words Starting With

DDEDER

Words Ending With

TNTENT

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