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off-track

off-track

1 5.1
A train or carriage that has moved off the rails
  • adjective
  • /ɔf træk/
translation icon : descarrilado
  • The vehicle became off-track after hitting the loose gravel on the road.

Examples

  • As times continued to fall, Narain Karthikeyan dumped his HRT off track at Turn 2, bringing out the yellow flags.

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  • But I guess it's very likely; it's unfortunate because although I'm a Lewis fan (in terms of his on-track racing, not his off-track antics),

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  • The train went off-track and derailed in the forest.

  • After a few hours, the discussion had strayed off-track from the original topic of the meeting.

How Off Track

derailment
10 6.7
off-track
1 5.1
on track
171 3.4

Surface Forms

off-track positive

Morphology

off-track = track (transparent) = off + track

The prefix 'off' combined with 'track' clearly indicates a deviation from the path or rail.

Etymology

Off-track comes from the parts off ('away') and track ('rail' or 'path'). It originally described a train that had moved off the rails and was no longer on the tracks.