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How to pronounce “derailment”
Hear “derailment” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.
Pronunciation guide for derailment
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of derailment with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- These Robots Come to the Rescue after a Disaster
Let's think about a chemical train derailment in a rural county.
- Definition summary
- (rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce derailment
These Robots Come to the Rescue after a Disaster

Let's think about a chemical train derailment in a rural county.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “derailment”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.
- An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
- An instance of thwarting or frustrating something.
- (psychiatry) A pattern of discourse (in speech or writing) that is a sequence of unrelated or only remotely related ideas.
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