de·rail (d -r l )intr. & tr.v. de·railed, de·rail·ing, de·rails 1. To run or cause to run off the rails. 2. To come or bring to a sudden halt: a campaign derailed by lack of funds; a policy that derailed under the new administration. [French dérailler : dé-, off (from Old French de-; see de-) + rail, rail (from English; see rail1).] de·rail ment n. |
derail [dɪˈreɪl]
vb
(Transport / Railways) to go or cause to go off the rails, as a train, tram, etc.
n
(Transport / Railways) Also called derailer Chiefly US a device designed to make rolling stock or locomotives leave the rails to avoid a collision or accident
derailment n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | derail - cause to run off the tracks; "they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste" countermine, sabotage, undermine, weaken, subvert, counteract - destroy property or hinder normal operations; "The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war" |
| 2. | derail - run off or leave the rails; "the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
derail
Translations
derail
vt → zum Entgleisen bringen, entgleisen lassen; (fig) plan, negotiations → scheitern lassen; to be derailed → entgleisen
vi → entgleisen
derail [dɪˈreɪl] vt → far deragliare
to be derailed → deragliare
derail [dɪˈreɪl] vt → far deragliare
to be derailed → deragliare
to be derailed → deragliare
derail [dɪˈreɪl] vt → far deragliare
to be derailed → deragliare
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