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▪ I. † deˈtrain, v.1 Obs.
In 6 detrayne.
[Cf. OF. detrainer to drag away, draw.]
trans. To draw.
1587M. Grove Pelops & Hipp. (1878) 112 If that thou list..with pensell to detrayne A picture that all other shews of pictures aye should stayne.
▪ II. detrain, v.2|dɪˈtreɪn|
[f. de- II. 2 b + train n., after debark, etc.]
1. trans. To discharge from a railway train: the converse of entrain. (Orig. a military term.)
1881Globe 9 July 5 The corps travelling by the Great Northern and Great Eastern railways..are ‘detrained’ at Ascot. 1882Times 20 Nov. 7 The horses were rapidly and safely detrained. 1892Whitby Gaz. 26 Aug. 4 A grand total of 4794 persons were detrained at the Town Station.
2. intr. To alight from a railway train.
1881Graphic 3 Sept. 1 The Regiment detraining. 1882W. Chester (Pa.) Republican V. No. 142 The English are using a new word. Soldiers going out of railway cars ‘detrain’. 1888Times 31 Mar., These Easter manœuvres give great practice to the Volunteers in entraining and detraining. 1890Daily Tel. 18 July, The train..was blocked [by a flood] and the passengers had to detrain.
Hence deˈtraining vbl. n. (also attrib.).
1885A. Forbes in 19th Cent. XVII. 635 Their trained labourers are deftly building detraining platforms. 1887Times 8 Apr. 4/3 Strict silence is to be maintained during entraining and detraining. |