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train wreck

or train·wreck

[ trein-rek ]

noun

  1. an accident in which a train or trains are severely damaged.
  2. Slang. a person who has experienced a personal failure, disaster, etc.
  3. Slang. a disastrous situation, occurrence, or process:

    His football career has been a train wreck.

train wreck

noun

  1. an incident in which a train is severely damaged
  2. informal.
    something or someone that has suffered ruin or calamity

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Word History and Origins

Origin of train wreck1

First recorded in 1870–75

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