sid·ing

(sī′dĭng)

1. Material, such as boards or shingles, used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building.

2. A short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track.

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siding

(ˈsaɪdɪŋ)

1. (Railways) a short stretch of railway track connected to a main line, used for storing rolling stock or to enable trains on the same line to pass

2. (Railways) a short railway line giving access to the main line for freight from a factory, mine, quarry, etc

3. (Building) US and Canadian material attached to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

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sid•ing

(ˈsaɪ dɪŋ)

n.

1. a short railroad track opening onto a main track at one or both ends.

2. Also called weatherboard. any of several varieties of weatherproof facing for frame buildings.

[1815–25]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	siding - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass railroad siding, sidetrack, turnout railroad track, railway, railroad - a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"
	2.	siding - material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof building material - material used for constructing buildings clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding - a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below

Translations

Abstellgleis Verkleidung

bardage

raccordo

siding

[ˈsaɪdɪŋ] N (Rail) → apartadero m, vía f muerta

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siding

[ˈsaɪdɪŋ] n (RAILWAYS) → voie f de garage

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siding

n → Rangiergleis nt; (= dead end) → Abstellgleis nt

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siding

[ˈsaɪdɪŋ] n (Rail) → binario di raccordo

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