Derail

Quick meaning: Derail is a noun meaning Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.

Meaning

Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.

More Meanings

1. An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
2. (transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.
3. (intransitive) To come off the tracks.
4. (intransitive, figurative) To deviate from the previous course or direction.
5. (transitive, figurative) To cause to deviate from a set course or direction.

Example Sentences

The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.

The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture.

The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the collision.

The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.

Word Forms

• derails
• derailing
• derailed

Synonyms for derail

Depending on context, synonyms include unrail, derailer, jump.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jump, scupper, veer, hamper, scuttle, block.

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