derailment
/dɪˈreɪlmənt/
noun
- An accident in which a train comes off the tracks.
- The derailment caused delays on the entire rail line.
- Authorities are investigating the cause of the derailment.
- No one was injured in the freight train derailment.
- A disruption or failure of a plan, process, or activity.
- His career suffered a derailment after the company downsized.
- The derailment of peace talks led to renewed conflict.
- The project's derailment was due to a lack of funding.
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