Unrail
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove the rail or railings from. transitive
"“You are tearing pickets from innocent fences,” said Town, and proceeded to unrail a respectable fence to procure weapons wherewith to “smash the'students' heads.”"
- 2 To derail. ambitransitive, figuratively, literally
"If this wanton attempt to unrail or overturn the engine had succeeded, eight lives would have been sacrificed."
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More examples"“You are tearing pickets from innocent fences,” said Town, and proceeded to unrail a respectable fence to procure weapons wherewith to “smash the'students' heads.”"
Etymology
From un- + rail.