The derail was placed deliberately so that the train would fall into the river.
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Derail
/ˌdəˈɹeɪ.əl/
Synonyms for "derail" (51 found)
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Noun(6 words)
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Noun(2 words)
disorder the plango awry
Adjective(2 words)
disordereddisorganized routine
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7 total sentences available.
The train was destroyed when it was derailed by the collision.
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Among recommendations arising out of the accident were that greater attention should be devoted to the means of derailing runaways on lines so heavily graded as the Highland main line; were it double throughout, catch points would, of course, be laid in, but the catchpoint problem is a difficult one on a single line.
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Fortunately, the CrossCountry train did not derail when it struck the mud. It could easily have been much worse.
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