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derail

verb

run off or leave the rails

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
D
Ends with
L
Contains
ER
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dəˈɹeɪl

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Definitions

verb

  1. run off or leave the rails

    “the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks”

verb

  1. cause to run off the tracks

    “they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste”

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Example Sentences

the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks
they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste

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