Disentrainment

/ˌdɪsɪnˈtreɪnmənt/ noun

Definition

The act of getting off or exiting from a train.

Etymology

From disentrain + -ment. The noun form indicating the action of leaving a train.

Kelly Says

Railroad companies used this formal term in 19th-century documents and schedules—it shows how Victorian bureaucracy created official language for the most ordinary actions.

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