Definitions for derailleur

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derailleur de·rail·leur

Spelling: [dih-rey-ler]

IPA: /dɪˈreɪ lər/

Derailleur is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 319 anagrams from letters in derailleur (adeeillrru).

Definitions for derailleur

noun

1. a gear-shifting mechanism on a bicycle that shifts the drive chain from one sprocket wheel to another.

Origin of derailleur

1945-50; French dérailleur literally, a device causing disengagement or derailing, equivalent to déraill(er) to derail + -eur -eur