derail

Word parts

de- + rail

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌdəˈreɪ.əl/ or /ˌdiːˈreɪ.əl/

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• Hyphenation: de‧rail

Verb

Plain form derail

Third-person singular derails

Past tense derailed

Past participle derailed

Present participle derailing

1. If a train derails, it leaves its tracks accidentally.

   The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the collision.

   Five people were injured after a train derailed in Winnipeg.

Related words

• derailment