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Definition of 'derail'Noun
( en-noun)
A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail.
- The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.
Verb
( en-verb)
To cause to come off the tracks.
- The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the penny.
To come off the tracks.
To deviate from the previous course or direction.
- The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.
To cause to deviate from a set course or direction.
- The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture.
Derived terms
* derailment
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