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How to say: derail

Spelling: Derail Syllables derail

US accent

/dᵻɹˈeɪl/

UK accent

/dɪɹˈeɪl/

Definition

Definition — cause to run off the tracks

e.g. “they had planned to derail the trains that carried atomic waste”

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