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derailment
Variant of derail
derail
definition
de·rail (dē rāl′)
transitive verb
to cause (a train, etc.) to go off the rails
Etymology: Fr dérailler < dé-, from (see de-) + rail < OFr reille: see rail
intransitive verb
to go off the rails
Related Forms:
- derailment de·rail′·ment noun
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