Definitions
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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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Leave the tracks”6 letters
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