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. • Mishap

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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. Patrick Waldron:

   Trains have resumed running through the derailment area at a reduced speed due to the ongoing clean-up work at the site.

2. National Transportation Safety Board:

   Had there been a detector earlier, that derailment may not have occurred.

3. Constantine Tarawneh:

   It would have detected the problem months before this happened, there wouldn’t have been a derailment.

4. 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.

5. Norfolk Southern CEO:

   I want to begin today by expressing how deeply sorry I am for the impact this derailment has had on the residents of East Palestine and the surrounding communities, i am determined to make this right. Norfolk Southern will clean the site safely, thoroughly and with urgency. You have my personal commitment. Norfolk Southern will get the job done and help East Palestine thrive.