detrain

[ dee-treyn ]

verb (used without object)

1. to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
2. Meteorology. to transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere ( entrain ²def 3 ).

detrain

/ diːˈtreɪn /

verb

1. to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc

Derived Forms

• deˈtrainment, noun

Other Words From

• de·trainment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of detrain¹

First recorded in 1880–85; de- + train

Example Sentences

In fact, a recent study involving men in their 50s to 70s investigated the effects of completing a resistance training regimen, followed by a detraining period, then a retraining period, each consisting of 12 weeks.

From Washington Post

They had hopped on in Denver and would detrain at the end of the line.

From New York Times

The “detraining effect” for aerobic endurance is even faster than for musculature.

From Washington Post

“But much of the loss and return to fitness is relative, and tied to your level of fitness prior to detraining.”

From Washington Post

I wonder what my ancestor from Scotland thought when he detrained at Los Angeles in the 1880s to take ownership of a farm in the San Fernando Valley nearby.

From New York Times

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