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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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
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
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
As soon as the detrainment was completed, we proceeded on board the "Mount Temple," with certain Royal Field Artillery Details, the ship being under the command of Major Kent, R.F.A.
From The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion by W. C. C. Weetman
The fourth division commenced its detrainment at Le Cateau on Sunday, August 23, and by the morning of the 25th eleven battalions and a brigade of artillery with the divisional staff were available for service.
From America's War for Humanity by Thomas Herbert Russell
