DERAIL


Meaning of DERAIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ di:reɪl ]

( derails, derailing, derailed)

1.

To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned. ( JOURNALISM )

The present wave of political killings is the work of people trying to derail peace talks.

VERB : V n

2.

If a train is derailed or if it derails , it comes off the track on which it is running.

Several people were injured today when a train was derailed...

No-one knows why the train derailed.

VERB : be V-ed , V

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