siding (redirected from sidings)

sid·ing  (sdng)

n.

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]

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

Thesaurus

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

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

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

siding

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

siding [ˈsaɪdɪŋ] n (Rail) → binario di raccordo