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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An accident or collision involving a train.
- noun Slang A disastrous outcome or occurrence; a catastrophe.
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- noun The
aftermath of a traincrash . - noun idiomatic A
disaster , especially one which is large in scale and readily seen bypublic observers .
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Another name for the red eye coffee preparation.
January 24, 2013