Dictionary

detrain en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈdi.tɹeɪn/ (UK)

Etymology

From de- + train.

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To exit from a train; to disembark.
   • Lucy, loved by everyone in her family, refused to detrain and insisted on staying aboard for the entire journey.
   • If you plan to detrain at the next stop, please begin gathering your belongings.
   • Arriving at York under the station's magnificent curved roof is always a delight. Detraining, I ponder my next move. 2024 October 30, Paul Bigland, “The heat is on... and will the railway fray?”, in RAIL, number 1021, page 49:
   • At Bouira the detachment detrained, and the balance of the journey was made in the saddle. 1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 57:
   • Here my party detrained, but the train proceeded to Souk Ahras via Duvivier. 1944 January and February, Major J. C. F. Lloyd Williamson, “Ambulance Trains in Algeria and Tunisia”, in Railway Magazine, page 6:
   • As the train came to a halt at the depot, Anne detrained swiftly and ran toward the river.
2. (transitive) To remove (a passenger or passengers) from a train; to evacuate (passengers) from a train.
   • The trouble occurred on the 10.5 a.m. Paddington-Bristol trip, when gangers' tools left on the track near Swindon punctured one of the unit's fuel tanks and the passengers had to be detrained to wait for the down "Merchant Venturer". 1961 February, “Motive Power Miscellany: Western Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 122:
   • 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.
4. To transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere.

Forms

Antonyms

entrain · entrain

Coordinates

entrain

Deriveds

detrainment

Translations (2)

pl wysiąść ((intransitive) to exit from a train; to disembark) · pl wysiadać ((intransitive) to exit from a train; to disembark)