DERAILMENT
Dictionary entry overview: What does derailment mean? • DERAILMENT (noun)
The noun DERAILMENT has 1 sense:
1. an accident in which a train runs off its track
Familiarity information: DERAILMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DERAILMENT (noun)
Meaning:
An accident in which a train runs off its track
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Hypernyms ("derailment" is a kind of...):
misadventure; mischance; mishap (an instance of misfortune)
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