siding
noun
a short railroad track, opening onto a main track at one or both ends, on which one of two meeting trains is switched until the other has passed.
sidings
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pluralof siding.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"There were railway sidings not far from where we lived at the time, so it's difficult to draw any other conclusions really, because once she'd stopped the eating, she got better."
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2025
In total, 27 wagons were destroyed in a series of three explosion, which took place just 2.5 miles from the town, with a further 90 loaded wagons in nearby sidings.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2023
Unlike the O.J. moment, there were also no multitudes drawn to the overpasses and sidings to cheer for their hero.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023
The other thing to do is to build longer sidings.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 25, 2022
Another thing it did was stop on sidings near prisons, leaving a few cars there.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
