rerailing

Putting back on

Rerailing is the act of putting a train back on its tracks after a derailment.

The term extends to restoring anything to its intended course: The mediator focused on rerailing the stalled negotiations.

In online discussions, rerailing means steering a conversation back to its original topic after it has gone off on tangents.

railway

tracks

Marks showing passage

sleeper · coupler · bogie · wheels · axle · trackside · junction · switch · freight · carriage

correction

adjustment

Alteration to improve fit

repositioning · righting · fixing · remediation · recalibration · redirect · refocus

safety

precautions

Advance protective measures

emergency · barriers · signaling · supervision · oversight · enforcement · flagging

recovery

comeback

Recovery after decline

renewal · redemption · revival · rejuvenation · rescue · bounceback · turnaround · rebound · second-chance

Opposites
railway operational status

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Going off course

derailment · crashing · wrecking · train wreck · overturning

trajectory/recovery (metaphorical)

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Going off course

going off track · going astray · getting sidetracked · losing track · falling apart

operational outcome

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Colliding with force

wrecking · crash · wreck · collision · pileup

Family

rail, railroad, railing, railway, rails, derail, derailed, derailment, derailing

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
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