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• Ten of the freight train's wagons had derailed, two of them foul of the Down Fast.2026 March 18, Greg Morse, “1996 crash driving freight reforms”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 50. From the entry jack-knife
• These tubs when derailed had to be lifted on with sheer brute strength.2010, Derek Hollows, Voices in the Dark: Pony Talk and Mining Tales, page 79. From the entry braffin
• Although people may not be good at suppressing unwanted thoughts and derailing unbidden ruminations, practice makes progress.2010, Susan Fiske, Social Beings: Core Motives in Social Psychology, Wiley, →ISBN, page 171. From the entry practice makes progress
• Here again, the NIMBYs will try to derail any new dam project.2008, David Paul Brennan, 50 Programs to Save the Economy. From the entry nimby
• But Labor can take a leaf from Dutton’s book, given the degree to which “delulu” derailed his campaign.2025 May 8, Jacob Greber, “How Peter Dutton’s Wile E Coyote campaign flew off the cliff”, in ABC News. From the entry delulu
• They are fitted to the track to contain derailed wheels on the approach to tunnel portals or bridge parapets.2022 March 23, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Driver of ScotRail HST had only seconds to react, says RAIB”, in RAIL, number 953, page 11. From the entry guard rail
• At Horrocksford Junction the wagon was derailed by a set of trap points, stopping clear of the main line.2020 April 22, “RAIB investigates Clitheroe runaway”, in Rail, page 23. From the entry trap points
• Many freights were not fully braked, and catch points were provided on steep gradients to derail runaway wagons.2020 April 8, David Clough, “How the West Coast wiring war was won”, in Rail, page 63. From the entry catch points
• Now that the financial crisis has derailed BRIC and rich country alike, there are many good reasons for pessimism.2009 February 4, Aliza Rosenbaum, Edward Hadas, “Buffett Pays Low for Another Icon”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on…. From the entry BRIC
• It didn't take tragedy or war to derail a man.2009, Ali Shaw, The Girl With Glass Feet, London: Atlantic Books, →ISBN, page 38. From the entry blow off course
• Blea Moor to Carlisle, derailed blocking both roads.1999, Stanley Hall, quoting train driver in the 1995 Ais Gill rail accident, Hidden Dangers: Railway Safety in the Era of Privatisation. From the entry stop the job
• It is not unknown for hot axleboxes to fail completely and for wagons to become derailed as a result.1964 April, “Automatic Signalling Problems in an Emergency”, in Modern Railways, page 273. From the entry court
• A number of things along the way, such as temperature fluctuations, bacteria, and dust in the air, can derail and ruin a motherless vinegar.2014, Bill Collins, Making & Using Vinegar: Recipes That Celebrate Vinegar, page 4. From the entry motherless
• With no original ideas or solutions, they've now resorted to bringing out a tried-and-tested bogeymen in a last-ditch attempt to derail much-needed legislation.2009 November 11, Anthony Tarricone, “Blaming lawyers a bogeyman to stop health reform”, in CNN, archived from the original on 10 May 2013. From the entry bogeyman
• A train derailed and the roof of a platform collapsed at Dongli Station in Hualien County, President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan said in a message on Facebook.2022 September 18, Austin Ramzy, “Powerful Earthquake Strikes Taiwan, Killing at Least 1”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived…. From the entry Hualien
• "The golden age is over," muses Tamara, but one of her clearer-eyed colleagues is quick to correct her: "The gravy train has been derailed, you mean."2011 April 24, Alex Clark, “The Spoiler by Annalena McAfee – review”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News &…. From the entry clear-eyed
• It was embarrassing and stupid and yet, once bridezilla became momzilla, no power in the Universe could derail me from my mission of toddler birthday terror.2006, Sheri Lynch, “The Surly Llama”, in Be Happy or I’ll Scream!: My Deranged Quest for the Perfect Husband, Family, and Life, New York…. From the entry momzilla
• Hatcher derailed the gravy train by consolidating City Hall operations into five general departments headed by three special assistants and two members of the Board of Works.1970 December, Alex Poinsett, “Is There a Plot to Kill Mayor Hatcher?”, in Ebony, volume 26, number 2, Johnson Publishing, →ISSN, page 146. From the entry gravy train
• The evidence of eyewitnesses and the distance travelled after the initial derailment confirmed that the train was travelling at 45 to 50 m.p.h. as it became derailed.1960 September, “Talking of Trains: Accident at Holmes Chapel”, in Trains Illustrated, page 522. From the entry eyewitness
• The author was involved in a rail accident not included in this analysis, when his train was side-swiped by a freight passing in the opposite direction, which contained derailed wagons.2022 January 26, John Crosse, “When the tide turned to a safer railway...”, in RAIL, number 949, page 52. From the entry side-swipe

Meaning of derail

1. noun Synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.
2. noun An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
3. verb To cause to come off the tracks.

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How do you use derail in a sentence?

Derail is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.”

What is a short sentence with derail?

“The protesting students derailed the professor's lecture.”

What does derail mean?

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