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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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
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
The Commander-in-Chief may be forced to ask Marshal French to co-operate with British Divisions as they detrain and without waiting for the whole of the detrainment to be carried out.
From 1914 by John Denton Pinkstone French, Earl of Ypres
March to Hazebrouck to cover detrainment of 4th Division. 16th Infantry Brigade relieved by French troops.
From A Short History of the 6th Division Aug. 1914-March 1919 by Sir Thomas Owen Marden
On October 11th the detrainment of the 2nd A.C. was completed and Sir Horace moved his two divisions into position between Aire and Béthune.
From The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres by Ernest W. Hamilton
