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detrain

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈdi.tɹeɪn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪn

1

verb

Meaning 1

To exit from a train; to disembark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Examples

  • If you plan to detrain at the next stop, please begin gathering your belongings.
  • As the train came to a halt at the depot, Anne detrained swiftly and ran toward the river.
  • Lucy, loved by everyone in her family, refused to detrain and insisted on staying aboard for the entire journey.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: entrain

2

verb

Meaning 2

To remove (a passenger or passengers) from a train; to evacuate (passengers) from a train.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Examples

  • Following the accident passengers were detrained through the rear cab.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: entrain

3

verb

Meaning 3

To reduce one's training, particularly during the offseason, in preparation for a cycle of retraining.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

leave a train

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: get off

History

Etymology

From de- + train.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: wysiąść — (intransitive) to exit from a train; to disembark
  • Polish: wysiadać — (intransitive) to exit from a train; to disembark