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
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Noun



  1. 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.
  2. 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
  1. Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.
 
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