derailment

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.

   “The length ganger saw the train passing with the van derailed and promptly telephoned the Sandbach signalman, who restored his signals to danger, but not in time to stop the train before the final derailment occurred.”

2. isim An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
3. isim An instance of thwarting or frustrating something.
4. isim A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.