Derail - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dɪˈreɪl|
Brit.
|dɪˈreɪl|
verb
- cause to run off the tracks
they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste
- run off or leave the rails (syn: jump)the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks
Extra examples
The train derailed in heavy snow.
The train was derailed by heavy snow.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: derail
he/she/it: derails
present participle: derailing
past tense: derailed
past participle: derailed
I/you/we/they: derail
he/she/it: derails
present participle: derailing
past tense: derailed
past participle: derailed
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