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derail
(d/i/'r/eI/l )

verb (v)

  • cause to run off the tracks(verb.motion)
    Example:
    They had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste.
    source: wordnet30
  • run off or leave the rails(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks.
    Synonym:
    jump
    source: wordnet30
  • To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a locomotive.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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