"dewirement" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dewirements [plural]
Etymology: From dewire + -ment. Etymology templates: {{af|en|dewire|-ment}} dewire + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun}} dewirement (plural dewirements)
  1. An instance of an electric train, tram or trolleybus becoming dewired.
    Sense id: en-dewirement-en-noun-kec1YA6- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment

Inflected forms

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