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DERAILMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An accident in which a train runs off its track
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("derailment" is a kind of...):
misadventure; mischance; mishap (an instance of misfortune)
Derivation:
derail (run off or leave the rails)
derail (cause to run off the tracks)
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