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The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
An instance of thwarting or frustrating something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: knight's move thinking
Antonyms: none provided
an accident in which a train runs off its track
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mishap, misadventure, mischance
Borrowed from French déraillement.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
descarrilament
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Chinese Mandarin:
出軌 /出轨
(chūguǐ)
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Czech:
vykolejení
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Danish:
afsporing
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Dutch:
ontsporing
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Finnish:
raiteilta suistuminen
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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French:
déraillement
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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German:
Entgleisung
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Hungarian:
kisiklás
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Hungarian:
kisiklatás
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Hungarian:
kisiklasztás
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Italian:
deragliamento
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Japanese:
脱線
(dassen)
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Norwegian Bokmål:
avsporing
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
avsporing
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Portuguese:
descarrilamento
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Russian:
сход с ре́льсов
(sxod s rélʹsov)
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Russian:
круше́ние
(krušénije)
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Spanish:
descarrilamiento
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Swedish:
urspårning
— action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs
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Hungarian:
terelés
— an instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic
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Hungarian:
elterelés
— an instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic
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Hungarian:
eltérítés
— an instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic
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Hungarian:
vakvágányra vezetés
— an instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic