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derail Chiefly US a device designed to make rolling stock or locomotives leave the rails to avoid a collision or accident derail [dē′rāl] (engineering) To cause a railroad car or engine to run off the rails. A device to guide railway cars or engines off the tracks to avoid collision or other accident. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Has anyone else noticed that, whenever they seem to be on the verge of a settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, some event seems to happen which derails the solution, and we go back to square one? A sudden heart attack derails Harry's budding romance with Berry's 20something daughter and awakens a hunger for adult companionship in the aging lane playboy. Si derails constructed of dense foam around the edges of the mattress give the resident security and support getting in and out of bed. |
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