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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
1D2E3R4A5I6L

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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