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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 — ► 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
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
