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Webster 1913 Edition


Detrain

De-train′

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Verb.
I.
&
T.
To alight, or to cause to alight, from a railway train.
[Eng.]
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detrain

detrain

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detrain (third-person singular simple present detrains, present participle detraining, simple past and past participle detrained)

  1. (rail transport, intransitive) To exit from a train; to disembark
    If you plan to detrain at the next stop, please begin gathering your belongings.
  2. (rail transport, transitive) to remove a passenger or passengers from a train; to evacuate passengers from a train.
    Following the accident passengers were detrained through the rear cab
  3. (of an athlete) to reduce one's training, particularly during the offseason, in preparation for a cycle of retraining.

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