[
US
/dɪˈɹeɪɫmənt/
]
[ UK /dɪɹˈeɪlmənt/ ]
[ UK /dɪɹˈeɪlmənt/ ]
NOUN
- an accident in which a train runs off its track
How To Use derailment In A Sentence
- This was a move that wasn't planned by committee organisers, who called it an "irresponsible derailment."
- The movement will actively work to stop the candidate in November, though the derailment will come from the ideological right.
- About 514 feet of rail was dislocated in the derailment.
- Police are investigating whether a train derailment between Ballan and Gordon was caused by an act of sabotage.
- The two Governments decided that to demand a response to their proposals at this point would almost certainly trigger an immediate derailment.
- A preliminary investigation into the accident has blamed loose points near the station as the likely cause of the derailment.
- The train was on its way back at the end of the day when a low-speed derailment occurred.
- Rail chiefs warned of major disruption to services on the East Coast main line following the derailment.
- Of course, in the short term the railroading process is likely to proceed unabated, but in the longer term a permanent derailment is likely. Hawaii Reporter
- Please note these announcements were collected before the derailment in case anyone thinks they are currently making light of the situation.