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siding [ˈsaɪdɪŋ] n
1. (Transport / 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. (Transport / Railways) a short railway line giving access to the main line for freight from a factory, mine, quarry, etc. 3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) US and Canadian material attached to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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It should have arrived at Hugson's Siding at midnight, but it was already five o'clock and the gray dawn was breaking in the east when the little train slowly rumbled up to the open shed that served for the station-house. Then, if I were you, I should have the saloon shunted on to a siding and left absolutely untouched. On Tuesday afternoon a Boston lawyer, who had been trying a case in Vermont, was standing on the siding at White River Junction when the Canadian Express pulled by on its northward journey. |
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