jump the track(s)

phrase

US, of a train

: to come off the track

Dozens of people were injured when the train jumped the track.

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Or, jump the tracks and check into Cave Springs, which has modern rooms and Airstream trailers. — Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024 In another domestic first, there will also be a Donkey Kong Country with a roller coaster that appears to jump the track. — Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2024 The idea was to jump the tracks and for weeks Sylvester scouted different stations with friends throughout the boroughs. — Jonathan Abrams, New York Times, 4 May 2024

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