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derailment

[dee-reyl-muhnt]

noun

  1. the act or process of derailing.

  2. Psychiatry.loosening of associations.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of derailment1

1940–45; derail + -ment, or < French é𳾱Գ
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Two years later, the railway was shut down indefinitely following a derailment that September, with no injuries reported, and a subsequent safety report by the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Then, in the summer of 1991, a catastrophic train derailment just north of town spilled nearly 20,000 gallons of a highly toxic herbicide into the Sacramento River.

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Police say they will investigate the cause of the derailment.

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On night 2, Maddow was energized as she recalled the 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, OH., drilling down on a fake charity called The Ohio Clean Water fund.

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A spokesperson for Network Rail said an investigation is now underway to find out what caused the derailment.

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