Synonyms for derailment
de·rail·ment

Princeton's WordNet

1. derailmentnoun

   an accident in which a train runs off its track

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1. List of paraphrases for "derailment":

   deviation, wreck

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. derailment

   Synonyms:
   Asyndesis, asyndetic thinking, entgleisen, knight's move thinking, loosening of association

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1. Joe Biden:

   The fact that this train did not qualify under current law requiring the railroad company to make that notification is just absurd. this is more than a train derailment or a toxic waste spill – it’s years of opposition to safety measures coming home to roost.

2. Frances Gelinas:

   It is life before the derailment, and life after the derailment. Nothing is the same, recruiting tourists to come and hunt and fish in Gogama is really tough.

3. Amanda Frickel:

   The passengers that were able to be transported from the derailment to the shelters were accounted for, fed,( and) given meds if theirs were lost or missing, then they were safely bussed to Shelby MT for the evening.

4. Michael Regan:

   The Norfolk Southern train derailment has upended the lives of East Palestine families, and EPA’s order will ensure the company is held accountable for jeopardizing the health and safety of this community.

5. Kathy Fox:

   We don't believe that the current standard is sufficiently robust to prevent liquid spilling in the event of a derailment or rail accident, so what we want to see are tougher standards for tank cars carrying flammable liquids.