DERAIL

derail, jump

(verb) run off or leave the rails; “the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks”

derail

(verb) cause to run off the tracks; “they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

derail (plural derails)

A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.

An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.

Verb

derail (third-person singular simple present derails, present participle derailing, simple past and past participle derailed)

(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.

(intransitive) To come off the tracks.

(intransitive, figurative) To deviate from the previous course or direction.

(transitive, figurative) To cause to deviate from a set course or direction.

Synonyms

• unrail

Anagrams

• Adriel, Dariel, Lérida, dialer, earlid, laired, railed, re-laid, redial, relaid

Source: Wiktionary

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De*rail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Derailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Derailing.]

Definition: To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a locomotive. Lardner.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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