Siding
WordNet
noun
(1) A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
(2) Material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
- Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.
- A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction).
Synonyms
railroad siding, sidetrack, lay-by
Verb
siding
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- Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.