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derail

device on a train line to prevent trains from passing by derailing them
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derail

Summary

derail ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • derail is a type of appliance[2].
  • derail is a type of transport infrastructure[3].
  • derail is a type of protective device[4].
  • derail is used for rail safety[5].
  • derail's Commons category is recorded as Derails[6].
  • derail's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as railway=derail[7].
  • derail's immediate cause of is recorded as derailment[8].
  • derail's different from is recorded as derailment[9].
  • derail's different from is recorded as derailleur[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include appliance[2], transport infrastructure[3], and protective device[4].

Use and Application

derail is used for rail safety[5].

Why It Matters

derail ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (335 views/month).[1] derail has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] derail is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . OpenStreetMap Wiki. Retrieved . wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_derail_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{derail}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/derail}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q5665
    Has use → rail safety
    Immediate cause of → derailment
    Subclass of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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