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Definitions for Derail
[1] to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
[2] 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.
[3] (of a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track.
[4] to become derailed; go astray.
[5] a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency.
[6] to go or cause to go off the rails, as a train, tram, etc
[7] Also called: derailer mainly US a device designed to make rolling stock or locomotives leave the rails to avoid a collision or accident
Words related to Derail
hinder, thwart, crash, wreck, deflect
Words nearby Derail
deputy sheriff, der., deracinate, deradicalize, deraign, derail, derailleur, derailment, derain, derange, deranged
Origin of Derail
1840–50; < French dérailler, equivalent to dé- dis-1 + -railler, verbal derivative of rail rail1 (< E)