siding
Pronunciation: /ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
The English word “siding” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
- 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 loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).
Etymology
From side + -ing (“material, collection”).
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