English Explanatory Dictionary

derailleur

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
  2. The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism.

Pronunciation

/ˌdəˈɹeɪl.jə/ /ˌdiˈɹeɪl.jə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-derailleur.wav /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.lɚ/ /ˌdiˈɹeɪ.lɚ/

Word forms

derailleur derailleurs dérailleur derailer

Etymology

Borrowed from French dérailleur. Doublet of derailer.

Derived words

derailleur hanger

Translations

Catalan: desviador Czech: přehazovačka Czech: přesmykač Dutch: derailleur Finnish: vaihtaja Finnish: etuvaihtaja Finnish: takavaihtaja French: dérailleur German: Schaltwerk German: Umwerfer Irish: aistreoir slabhra Italian: deragliatore Norman: dêrâlleux Polish: przerzutka Portuguese: descarrilador Portuguese: desviador Russian: переключа́тель Spanish: desviador Spanish: descarrilador Spanish: cambio de marchas Swedish: växelförare Vietnamese: sang đĩa
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