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derail meaning in Tamil

தடம் புரள்

UK/ˌdiːˈɹeɪl//ˌdiˈɹeɪl/

derail in Tamil: தடம் புரள், தடம் புரளச் செய். In English, derail means synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.

Tamil words for derail

தடம் புரள், தடம் புரளச் செய்

English 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.
  4. verb To come off the tracks.

Full definition of derail

derail in a sentence

  • The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.
  • The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the collision.
  • The conversation derailed once James brought up politics.

Synonyms of derail

derail in other languages

Questions about derail in Tamil

What is the meaning of derail in Tamil?
Derail in Tamil is தடம் புரள், தடம் புரளச் செய்.
derail என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Derail: தடம் புரள், தடம் புரளச் செய்.
What does derail mean in English?
Derail means synonym of derailer: A device placed on railway tracks in order to cause a train to derail.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: derail (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: derail (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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