derailleur
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See also: dérailleur
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French dérailleur. Doublet of derailer.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdəˈɹeɪl.jə/, /ˌdiˈɹeɪl.jə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.lɚ/, /ˌdiˈɹeɪ.lɚ/
Noun[edit]
derailleur (plural derailleurs)
- The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
- The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism.
Translations[edit]
mechanism
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gearset
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Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- dérailleur (superseded)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French dérailleur.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
derailleur m (plural derailleurs)
- derailleur (mechanism to move from one gear to another)
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