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siding
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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.

siding
Noun
a short stretch of railway track connected to a main line, used for loading and unloading freight and storing engines and carriages
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sidingsiding - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
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, vía muerta
siding [ˈsaɪdɪŋ] n (Rail) → voie f de garage
siding [ˈsaɪdɪŋ] side nAbstellgleis nt
siding [ˈsaɪdɪŋ] n (RAIL) → binario di raccordo


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