derailment

Noun

Meaning

The act of going off, or the state of being off, the rails of a railroad.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

prevention accident collapse departure crash breakdown blocking deviation frustration wreck aberration deflection diversion aversion banishment
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Antonyms

hand success solution advantage improve benefit
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Hypernyms

mishap misadventure mischance

Anagrams

delirament

Examples

A derailment Wednesday night on the Saint-Jérôme line halted service for several hours, and delays continued even after service resumed. Source: Internet

In April 2014, a train derailment killed 63 people. citation Media Katanga province is served by television broadcasts. Source: Internet

Email “Three people dead and six injured in train derailment in Aberdeenshire”. Source: Internet

Emergency service workers at the scene of the train derailment in Scotland. Source: Internet

I guess jovial train derailment would be more of an Ireland thing? Source: Internet

I was wondering if this derailment was just caused by flooding, but it seems there was a landslip caused by the rain. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

derailer derailing derailleur derain deraination deraining