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derailment

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derailment

Summary

derailment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • derailment is a type of train wreck[2].
  • derailment's Commons category is recorded as Derailments[3].
  • derailment is the opposite of rerailing[4].
  • derailment's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Derailments[5].

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Definition and Type

derailment is a type of train wreck[2]. derailment is the opposite of rerailing[4].

Why It Matters

derailment ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).[1] derailment has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] derailment is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). derailment. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/derailment
MLA “derailment.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/derailment.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_derailment_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{derailment}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/derailment}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 18d ago · Breogan2008 · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → train wreck
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Derailments
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 111851
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 111851"
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