unrails
unrails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unrail.
Meaning of unrail
Verb
unrail (third-person singular simple present unrails, present participle unrailing, simple past and past participle unrailed)
- To remove the rail or railings from.
- “You are tearing pickets from innocent fences,” said Town, and proceeded to unrail a respectable fence to procure weapons wherewith to “smash the'students' heads.”1907, Hamilton Literary Magazine - Volume 42, page 199
- To derail.
- If this wanton attempt to unrail or overturn the engine had succeeded, eight lives would have been sacrificed.1842, Bradshaw's Railway Gazette - Volume 2, page 152
Questions about unrails
- What is unrails the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Unrails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unrail.
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