detrain
verb (used without object)
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
detrainment
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a word derived from
detrain.
Example Sentences
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It was ready forty-eight hours after detrainment, just in the nick of time.
From The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
On the 12th October the Division marched to Hazebrouck, where it covered the detrainment of the 4th Division and came into touch with the enemy.
From A Short History of the 6th Division Aug. 1914-March 1919 by Sir Thomas Owen Marden
During the night the 4th Division had nearly completed their detrainment, and were taking up the position assigned to them towards Cambrai.
From 1914 by John Denton Pinkstone French, Earl of Ypres
The 4th Division commenced its detrainment at Le Cateau on Sunday, the 23rd, and by the morning of the 25th eleven battalions and a Brigade of Artillery with Divisional Staff were available for service.
From Sir John French An Authentic Biography by Cecil Chisholm
On the 8th, General Headquarters moved to Abbeville, at which place the 2nd Corps had nearly completed their detrainment.
From 1914 by John Denton Pinkstone French, Earl of Ypres
