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de⋅rail
[dee-reyl]
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track. |
| 2. | 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. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | (of a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track. |
| 4. | to become derailed; go astray. |
–noun
| 5. | a track device for derailing rolling stock in an emergency. |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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derail
1850, in both trans. and intrans. senses, from Fr. dérailler, first in general use in U.S. See rail.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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