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1. (v.t.) derail
to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
2. derail
to cause to be deflected from a purpose or direction, permanently or temporarily:
A skiing accident derailed her dancing career.
3. (v.i.) derail
to run off the rails of a track.
4. derail
to become derailed; go astray.
Etymology: (1840–50; < F dérailler=dé-dis -1+-railler, v. der. of railrail1 (< E))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) derail
cause to run off the tracks
"they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"
2. (verb) derail, jump
run off or leave the rails
"the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"
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1. (verb) derail
(of a train) to come off the tracks
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Derail
to cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a locomotive
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