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Word entry · 6 letters

derail

Best crossword clue

"Leave the tracks"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˌdəˈɹeɪ.əl/Part of speech verbSorted adeilrStarts with DEnds with L1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. run off or leave the rails

Word origin

From French dérailler (“to go off the rails”). Analyzable as de- + rail.

Used in a sentence

  • The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.
  • The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the collision.
  • Fortunately, the CrossCountry train did not derail when it struck the mud. It could easily have been much worse.

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