derail meaning
UK US /dɪˈreɪl/ 2 syllables
derail (verb): cause to run off the tracks.
derail has 2 meanings in this dictionary.
derail as a verb
- cause to run off the tracks
- they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste
Type of: sabotage
Related forms: derailment
- run off or leave the rails
- the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks
Synonyms: jump
Type of: travel
Related forms: derailment
derail in a sentence
- The train was derailed by a piece of iron on the track.
- After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.
- He was traveling in that train which derailed.
- The bicycle chain keeps on derailing.
- A rollercoaster derailed in Florida.
How to pronounce derail
derail is pronounced /dɪˈreɪl/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Words that rhyme with derail
Scrabble score: 7 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in IL · 6-letter words
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