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de·rail·leur
(dĭ-rā′lər)n.
A device for shifting gears on a bicycle by moving the chain between sprocket wheels of different sizes.
[French dérailleur, from dérailler, to derail; see derail.]
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derailleur
(dəˈreɪljə)n
(Mechanical Engineering) a mechanism for changing gear on bicycles, consisting of a device that lifts the driving chain from one sprocket wheel to another of different size
[French dérailleur derailer]
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de•rail•leur
(dɪˈreɪ lər)n.
a gear-shifting mechanism on a bicycle that shifts the drive chain from one sprocket wheel to another.
[1945–50; < French dérailleur literally, a device causing disengagement or derailing]
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Translations
derailleur
[dəˈreɪljəʳ] n derailleur gears npl (Cycling) → deragliatore mCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995