- derail
- 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. 2015.
derail
Look at other dictionaries:
derail — UK US /dɪˈreɪl/ verb [T] ► to stop something from succeeding: »Investors are very concerned that a new crisis could derail the economic recovery. »Analysts identified five factors which could derail the hi tech markets … Financial and business terms
Derail — Derail, Dérail Nom surtout porté en Haute Loire. Variantes : Déraille, Deyrail, Dairail. Désigne celui qui est originaire d un lieu dit Eyral, Eyrail (= terre en friche), mais je n arrive pas à le situer dans cette région. Le toponyme est par… … Noms de famille
Dérail — Derail, Dérail Nom surtout porté en Haute Loire. Variantes : Déraille, Deyrail, Dairail. Désigne celui qui est originaire d un lieu dit Eyral, Eyrail (= terre en friche), mais je n arrive pas à le situer dans cette région. Le toponyme est par… … Noms de famille
Derail — De*rail , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Derailing}.] To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a locomotive. Lardner. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
derail — index dislocate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
derail — 1850, in both trans. and intrans. senses, from Fr. dérailler to go off the rails, from de (see DE (Cf. de )) + railler (see RAIL (Cf. rail)). In general use first in U.S. Related: Derailed; derailing … Etymology 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
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 — 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
