Detraining

/diːˈtreɪnɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of detrain; the act of getting off or unloading from a train.

Etymology

From detrain + -ing (present participle suffix). The gerund form can function as a noun, as in 'the detraining of troops.'

Kelly Says

In military logistics, detraining operations were carefully choreographed events—imagine coordinating the orderly exit of thousands of soldiers from multiple train cars simultaneously!

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