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Detrain vs Detrainment - What's the difference?

detrain | detrainment |

As a verb detrain

is (rail transport|intransitive) to exit from a train; to disembark.

As a noun detrainment is

the act of detraining.

detrain

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (rail transport) To exit from a train; to disembark
    • If you plan to detrain at the next stop, please begin gathering your belongings.
  • (rail transport) 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.

    • Antonyms

    * (to exit from a train) entrain

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    detrainment

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of detraining
  • (meteorology) The diffusion of air from an organized current into the general atmosphere

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