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[ dee-reyl ] SHOW IPA
/ diˈreɪl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object) to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
to cause to fail or become deflected from a purpose; reduce or delay the chances for success or development of: Being drafted into the army derailed his career for two years.
verb (used without object) (of a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
to become derailed; go astray.
noun a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
Origin of derail First recorded in 1840–50; from French dérailler, equivalent to dé- negative prefix + -railler, verbal derivative of rail “bar, beam” (from English ); see origin at de- rail1
Words nearby derail De Quincey, der., deracinate, deradicalize, deraign, derail , derailleur, derailment, Derain, derange, deranged
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Example sentences from the Web for derail Even a delay in appointments can derail ongoing investigations and regulatory efforts.
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An engine, moreover, that had the power of leaving the metals to chase you should you not derail it.
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To add to the traveller's discomfort, the road-bed is as bad as it can be and not derail the cars constantly.
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Something told Gladys that the men had had no business at the switch; that they meant to derail and wreck the Limited.
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To derail a train is legitimate warfare, with many precedents to support it.
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That would delay it or derail it, and neither option is acceptable.
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British Dictionary definitions for derail verb to go or cause to go off the rails, as a train, tram, etc
noun Also called: derailer mainly US a device designed to make rolling stock or locomotives leave the rails to avoid a collision or accident
Derived forms of derail derailment , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to derail hinder, thwart, crash, wreck, deflect