derailment
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de·rail
(dē-rāl′)intr. & tr.v. de·railed, de·rail·ing, de·rails
1. To run or cause to run off the rails.
2. To come or bring to a sudden halt: a campaign derailed by lack of funds; a policy that derailed under the new administration.
[French dérailler : dé-, off (from Old French de-; see de-) + rail, rail (from English; see rail1).]
de·rail′ment n.
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| Noun | 1. |  derailment - an accident in which a train runs off its track |
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vykolejení
kisikláskisiklasztás
ontsporing
urspårning
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derailment
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