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dewirement

dewirement noun: an instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired.

Noun

dewirement (plural dewirements)

  1. An instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired.
    • A de-wirement on the Colchester Town branch near East Gate Junction on November 8, involving Greater Anglia 321348/363 and 321426 working the 0619 Colchester Town-London Liverpool Street, resulted in their rescue by a local Direct Rail Services rail treatment train.2019 December 4, “Fleet News”, in Rail, page 32

Forms of dewirement

pluraldewirements

Origin of dewirement

From dewire + -ment.

Questions about dewirement

What does dewirement mean?
Dewirement means an instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired.
What part of speech is dewirement?
Dewirement is a noun.
What is the plural of dewirement?
The plural of dewirement is dewirements.

Words near dewirement in the dictionary

  1. dewinged
  2. dewinging
  3. dewings
  4. dewire
  5. dewired
  6. dewirement
  7. dewirements
  8. dewires
  9. dewiring
  10. dewish
  11. DeWitt

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