DERAILMENT

derailment

(noun) an accident in which a train runs off its track

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

derailment (countable and uncountable, plural derailments)

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

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

An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.

Anagrams

• delirament, terminaled

Source: Wiktionary


De*rail"ment, n.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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