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derail

/di'reɪl/

Synonyms of derail Antonyms of derail Examples of derail Usage of derail Parts of derail Definition that contains derail Words sounding like derail Explanation of derail

verb
run off or leave the rails
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"the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks"

Similar:

jump

type of:
go locomote move travel
verb
cause to run off the tracks
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"they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste"

type of:
weaken countermine sabotage subvert undermine counteract

Synonyms & Similar Words

go move jump travel sabotage weaken undermine counteract subvert countermine derailment locomote