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train wreck

alt. 1 The aftermath of a train crash. 2 (context idiomatic English) A disaster, especially one which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers. n. 1 The aftermath of a train crash. 2 (context idiomatic English) A disaster, especially one which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers.

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Train wreck

A train wreck or train crash is a type of disaster involving one or more trains. Train wrecks often occur as a result of miscommunication, as when a moving train meets another train on the same track; or an accident, such as when a train wheel jumps off a track in a derailment; or when a boiler explosion occurs. Train wrecks have often been widely covered in popular media and in folklore.

A head-on collision between two trains is colloquially called a "cornfield meet" in the US.

Train wreck (disambiguation)

A train wreck is the aftermath of a train crash.

The term train wreck often serves as an idiomatic metaphor for any disaster which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers.

Train wreck may also refer to:

  • Train wreck cluster, an astronomical galaxy cluster, also known as Abell 520
  • Trainwreck (film), a 2015 American film
  • Trainwreck (band), a disbanded American rock band that featured Kyle Gass of Tenacious D
  • Trainwreck (album), an album by Boys Night Out
  • "Trainwreck", a song by Mastodon from their album Remission
  • "Trainwreck", a song by Demi Lovato from her album Don't Forget
  • "Trainwreck", a song by Banks from her album The Altar
  • Trainwreck: My Life as an Idiot, a 2007 film also known as American Loser
  • Train Wreck Records, an independent record label founded by Chip Taylor
  • Trainwreck Circuits, a company that made boutique amplifiers

Usage examples of "train wreck".

What does a train wreck on the flatlands of Colorado have to do with shipwrecks?

He put more distance between himself and the train wreck as fast as he could.

I remember you told me you dug graves for all your friends back at that train wreck.

Then the brothers told about their escape from the refrigerator car, the train wreck, and the capture of one of the truck drivers.

She'd lost her husband in a train wreck a little before Lucien lost Marie.

It was a chaos engine looking for a place to have a train wreck, and anybody who believed it would | work was a few sandwiches short of a picnic.

This time, it had better be more effective than the abortive train wreck.