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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A device for shifting gears on a bicycle by moving the chain between sprocket wheels of different sizes.

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  1. n. The mechanism on a bicycle used to move the chain from one sprocket (gear) to another.
  2. n. The entire gearset on a bicycle with such a mechanism.

Etymologies

  1. From French dérailleur. (Wiktionary)
  2. French dérailleur, from dérailler, to derail; see derail. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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