derailleur
See also: dérailleur
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French dérailleur. Doublet of derailer.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌdəˈɹeɪl.jə/, /ˌdiˈɹeɪl.jə/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.lɚ/, /ˌdiˈɹeɪ.lɚ/
Noun edit
derailleur (plural derailleurs)
- The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
- The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism.
Translations edit
mechanism
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gearset
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Dutch edit
Alternative forms edit
- dérailleur (superseded)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French dérailleur.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
derailleur m (plural derailleurs)
- derailleur (mechanism to move from one gear to another)