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to derail a train

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  • Train robbery — is a type of robbery, in which the goal is to steal money or other valuables being carried aboard trains. They were more common in the past than today, and often occurred in the American Old West. Trains carrying payroll shipments were a major… …   Wikipedia

  • derail — ► VERB 1) cause (a train) to leave the tracks. 2) obstruct (a process) by diverting it from its intended course. DERIVATIVES derailment noun …   English terms dictionary

  • derail — [dē rāl′] vt. [Fr dérailler < dé , from (see DE ) + rail < OFr reille: see RAIL1] to cause (a train, etc.) to go off the rails vi. to go off the rails derailment n …   English World dictionary

  • Derail — Not to be confused with Derailment. Derail device installed at an industry, complete with Blue Flag protection A derail or derailer is a device used to prevent fouling of a track by unauthorized movements of trains or unattended rolling stock. It …   Wikipedia

  • train — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 engine pulling coaches/cars ADJECTIVE ▪ railroad (AmE), railway (BrE) ▪ metro, subway (AmE), tube (BrE), underground (esp. BrE) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • derail — 1. noun /dəˈreɪl,ˌdiːˈreɪl/ A device placed on railway tracks causing a train to derail. The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river. 2. verb /dəˈreɪl,ˌdiːˈreɪl/ a) To cause to come off the tracks. The train was …   Wiktionary

  • derail — [[t]di͟ːre͟ɪl[/t]] derails, derailing, derailed 1) VERB To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned. [JOURNALISM] [V n] The present wave of political killings is the work of people …   English dictionary

  • derail — verb Derail is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑train Derail is used with these nouns as the object: ↑career, ↑effort, ↑election, ↑plan, ↑train …   Collocations dictionary

  • derail — UK [diːˈreɪl] / US [dɪˈreɪl] verb Word forms derail : present tense I/you/we/they derail he/she/it derails present participle derailing past tense derailed past participle derailed 1) a) [transitive] to make a train come off its rails b)… …   English dictionary

  • derail — de|rail [ˌdi:ˈreıl, dı ] v [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: dérailler, from English rail] 1.) [I and T] if a train derails or something derails it, it goes off the tracks 2.) [T] to spoil or interrupt a plan, agreement etc ▪ a mistake that… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • derail — /dee rayl /, v.t. 1. to cause (a train, streetcar, etc.) to run off the rails of a track. 2. to cause to fail or become deflected from a purpose; reduce or delay the chances for success or development of: Being drafted into the army derailed his… …   Universalium

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