plural of derailing

present participle of derail

The act by which something is derailed.

One who, or that which, derails. / Synonym of derail: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.

plural of derailer

(rail transport) The action of a locomotive or train leaving the rails along which it runs.

plural of derailment

Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail. / An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.

(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks. / (intransitive) To come off the tracks. / (intransitive, figuratively) To deviate from the previous course or direction.

Capable of being derailed.