ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Derailed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Derailed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of derail.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of derail.

Example Sentences

Sparks from the derailed bogie of the train were first noticed by the signalman at Slough West box, who immediately sent to Slough Middle box the "Stop and Examine" signal, followed at once by "Obstruction Danger" when he realised that the coach was derailed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jump, aborted, disrupted, disturbed, perturbed, stalled.

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