Synonyms of the word siding


SIDINGRAILROAD - RAILWAY - SIDETRACK - TURNOUT

siding

  • n. (Canada, US) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
  • v. present participle of side.
  • n. (rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined…

railroad

  • n. (chiefly US and Canada) A permanent road consisting of fixed metal rails to drive trains or similar motorized…
  • n. (chiefly US and Canada) The transportation system comprising such roads and vehicles fitted to travel…
  • n. (chiefly US and Canada) A single, privately or publicly owned property comprising one or more such roads…
  • n. (figuratively) A procedure conducted in haste without due consideration.
  • v. (transitive) To transport via railroad.
  • v. (intransitive) To operate a railroad.
  • v. (intransitive) To work for a railroad.
  • v. (intransitive) To travel by railroad.
  • v. (intransitive) To engage in a hobby pertaining to railroads.
  • v. (transitive) To manipulate and hasten a procedure, as of formal approval of a law or resolution.
  • v. (transitive) To convict of a crime by circumventing due process.
  • v. (transitive) To procedurally bully someone into an unfair agreement.
  • v. (role-playing games) To force characters to complete a task before allowing the plot to continue.
  • v. (upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically.

railway

  • n. (chiefly Britain, Ireland and Commonwealth of Nations) A transport system using rails used to move passengers…
  • n. (chiefly Britain, Ireland and Commonwealth of Nations) A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which…

sidetrack

  • n. (rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined…
  • n. (sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main…
  • n. (mining) A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
  • n. An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the…
  • v. To divert (a locomotive) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass.
  • v. To divert or distract (someone) from a main issue or course of action with an alternate or less relevant…
  • v. To sideline; to push aside; to divert or distract from, reducing (something) to a secondary or subordinate…
  • v. (intransitive) To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.

turnout

  • n. attendance; crowd.
  • n. (US) a place to pull off a road.
  • n. (rail transport, chiefly US) a place where moveable rails allow a train to switch tracks; a set of points.

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