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Webster 1913 Edition
Detrain
De-train′
,Verb.
I.
& T.
To alight, or to cause to alight, from a railway train.
[Eng.]
London Graphic.
Definition 2024
detrain
detrain
English
Verb
detrain (third-person singular simple present detrains, present participle detraining, simple past and past participle detrained)
- (rail transport, intransitive) To exit from a train; to disembark
- If you plan to detrain at the next stop, please begin gathering your belongings.
- (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
- (of an athlete) to reduce one's training, particularly during the offseason, in preparation for a cycle of retraining.
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Antonyms
- (to exit from a train): entrain