detrain
[ dee-treyn ]
verb (used without object)
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
Meteorology. to transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere (opposed to entrain2 def. 3).
Origin of detrain
1Other words from detrain
- de·train·ment, noun
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How to use detrain in a sentence
Secret agents have been found at rail heads observing entrainments and detrainments.
Continual detrainments of French troops were taking place at L.
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British Dictionary definitions for detrain
detrain
/ (diːˈtreɪn) /
verb
to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
Derived forms of detrain
- detrainment, noun
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