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Meanings of leave the rails in English

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Usage of leave the rails in English
1
Around curve after curve they shot with a lurch, the locomotive threatening at every turn to leave the rails.
The Boy Allies on the Firing Line; Or, Twelve Days Battle Along ...
2
The train may rock upon the line, but it never leaves the rails.
Expositions of Holy Scripture : St. Matthew Chaps. IX to XXVIII
3
Peet Craker left the rails for a moment as he saw Alan Chesney.
The Rider in Khaki: A Novel
4
In a short time, however, the sea went back and left the rails free.
The Lighthouse
5
She left the rails, and walked quickly across the tarmac to him, and said, "Joe!"
A Town like Alice
6
I looked back and the wagons behind us left the rails and started rolling over and over.
Reuters
7
Ten cars left the rails.
Reuters
8
Here were the plow marks on the wooden cross ties, where the wheels had run after they left the rails.
The Sleuth of St. James's Square
9
And then the vibrations suddenly ceased and there was a strange sensation as Iron Girder left the rails and she flew.
Raising Steam
10
The third one, from which I had just emerged, looked fairly healthy, and the remaining three had not even left the rails.
The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy
11
The speed slackened, a jarring crash ran backwards along the train, and the caboose tilted as if the wheels had left the rails.
The Girl from Keller's
12
About fifteen minutes out of the station the train braked so violently that all the carriages shuddered, and we nearly left the rails.
The forgotten soldier
13
January 13th, 1985 - In Ethiopia, several coaches plunge into a ravine after leaving the rails at a crossing, killing 392.
The Irish Times
14
"Nasty place to leave the rails," said I, glancing over the parapet upon the green tree-tops fifty feet below us."
The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales
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