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trackside

American  
[trak-sahyd] / ˈtrækˌsaɪd /

adjective

  1. located next to a railroad track.


Etymology

Origin of trackside

First recorded in 1885–90; track + side 1

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Usually, the drivers are warned about cars coming up to lap them in three ways - a blue-flag indicator on their steering wheel, blue-light panels trackside, and traditional blue flags.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

He is speaking to us trackside at Crystal Palace, its grandstands and shuttered scoreboard almost silenced and yearning to return to their former glory.

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

"Overall, we are not happy with our performance and our reliability at the moment," said Honda's trackside general manager and chief engineer Shintaro Orihara in a press release.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

Zhao and Binance executives a few days earlier had hosted guests at Abu Dhabi’s Grand Prix on a three-story yacht moored trackside by dozens of other mega craft.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 14, 2025

Oh, I’ve tied myself up in knots thinking about it, but how could I pass up the opportunity to approach that house, the one I’ve observed a hundred times from the trackside, from the street?

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

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