Pronunciations
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/ˈsaɪdɪŋ/
Noun
A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
Usage- Canada
- US usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Examples
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Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.
Noun
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).
- Related words
- Examples
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They slept where they could, sometimes in an empty truck on a siding near the station, sometimes in a cart behind a warehouse; [...]
More examples (1)
Laid out over six square kilometres, Sellafield is like a small town, with nearly a thousand buildings, its own roads and even a rail siding – all owned by the government, and requiring security clearance to visit.
Noun
a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
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- Broader terms
material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof
- Broader terms