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to derail
01
(of a train) to accidentally go off the tracks
Intransitive
02
to cause a train or vehicle to leave its tracks
Transitive: to derail a train
derail
v
rail
v
derailment
n
derailment
n
Example
In the midst of a fierce snowstorm, a commuter train derailed.
A freight train carrying goods derailed in a remote area.
A mechanical failure in one of the freight train's wheels caused it to derail.
The heavy rain and slippery tracks led to a tragic incident as the express train derailed.
A collision with a fallen tree on the tracks unexpectedly derailed a freight locomotive
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