detraining
detraining is the present participle and gerund of detrain.
Meaning of detrain
Verb
detrain (third-person singular simple present detrains, present participle detraining, simple past and past participle detrained)
- To exit from a train; to disembark.
- If you plan to detrain at the next stop, please begin gathering your belongings.
- Antonyms:
- entrain
- To remove (a passenger or passengers) from a train; to evacuate (passengers) from a train.
- Following the accident passengers were detrained through the rear cab.
- Antonyms:
- entrain
- To reduce one's training, particularly during the offseason, in preparation for a cycle of retraining.
- To transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere.
Questions about detraining
- What is detraining the present participle and gerund of?
- Detraining is the present participle and gerund of detrain.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: detraining (page history and authors); detrain (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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