detrain

[ dee-treyn ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.

  2. Meteorology. to transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere (opposed to entrain2 def. 3).

Origin of detrain

1
First recorded in 1880–85; de- + train

Other words from detrain

  • de·train·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for detrain

detrain

/ (diːˈtreɪn) /


verb
  1. to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc

Derived forms of detrain

  • detrainment, noun

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