DERAIL
6 letters
7 Scrabble points
/dəˈɹeɪl/
Definition of DERAIL
noun
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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."
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An instance of diverting a conversation or debate from its original topic.
verb
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To cause to come off the tracks.
"The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the penny."
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To come off the tracks.
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To deviate from the previous course or direction.
"The conversation derailed once James brought up politics."
Related words:
unrail
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
D
E
R
A
I
L
Length
6 letters
Scrabble Score
7 points
Anagrams of DERAIL
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