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derail

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de·rail  (d-rl)
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·railment n.

derail
Verb
to cause (a train or tram) to go off the rails
derailment n
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Verb1.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"
Translations
Spanish derail [dɪˈreɪl] vt to be derailed → descarrilarse
French derail [dɪˈreɪl] vtfaire dérailler;
to be derailed → dérailler

German derail [dɪˈreɪl] vt to be derailed → entgleisen
Italian derail [dɪˈreɪl] vtfar deragliare;
to be derailed → deragliare

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The derail code of this old liner has been changed to F.
 
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