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DERAIL definition: 1. If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks. 2. to prevent a plan or…. Learn more.
to prevent a plan or process from succeeding: Renewed fighting threatens to derail the peace talks. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of derailed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
1. : to cause to run off the rails. 2. a. : to obstruct the progress of : frustrate. security problems derailed the tour. b. : to upset the stability or composure of. divorce … can seriously derail an employee Joanne Gordon. intransitive verb. : to leave the rails. derailment. di-ˈrāl-mənt. dē- noun. Synonyms. agitate. ail.
DERAIL meaning: 1. If a train derails or is derailed, it comes off the railway tracks. 2. to prevent a plan or…. Learn more.
verb. /diːˈreɪl/ Verb Forms. [intransitive, transitive] (of a train) to leave the track; to make a train do this. The train derailed and plunged into the river. derail something The rebels plotted to derail trains and blow up bridges. Topics Transport by bus and train c2. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
1. verb. To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned. [journalism] The present wave of political killings is the work of people trying to derail peace talks. [VERB noun] ...a fear that any reform could be derailed by hard-line Communists. [VERB noun]
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.
