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- Dictionaryde·rail/dəˈrāl/
verb
- 1. cause (a train or trolley car) to leave its tracks accidentally: "a train was derailed after it collided with a herd of cattle"
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Sep 9, 2012 · The meaning of DERAIL is to cause to run off the rails. How to use derail in a sentence.
DERAIL definition: 1. If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks. 2. to prevent a plan or…. Learn more.
verb (used with object) to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track. 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.
To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned.
When a train or a subway derails, its wheels accidentally leave the tracks. Train cars that derail can cause the cars behind them to crash. Mistakes by engineers or flaws in the track can derail a train or trolley, sending it off the rails and sometimes injuring the passengers.
Derail Definition. To run or cause to run off the rails. To come or bring to a sudden halt. A campaign derailed by lack of funds; a policy that derailed under the new administration. To go off the rails. To cause (a train, etc.) to go off the rails. (intransitive) To come off the tracks.
Definitions of 'derail'. 1. To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned. [journalism] [...] 2. If a train is derailed or if it derails, it comes off the track on which it is running. [...] More.
derail meaning, definition, what is derail: if a train derails or something derails ...: Learn more.
Definitions of 'derail' 1. To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned. [journalism] [...] 2. If a train is derailed or if it derails, it comes off the track on which it is running. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'derail' American English: direɪl British English: diːreɪl. More.
DERAIL meaning: 1. If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks. 2. to prevent a plan or…. Learn more.
