siding

Definition of Siding in English :

a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

2. siding

material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Siding

noun

1.

a short stretch of railway track connected to a main line, used for storing rolling stock or to enable trains on the same line to pass

2.

a short railway line giving access to the main line for freight from a factory, mine, quarry, etc

3. US and Canadian

material attached to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

noun

1. US

a covering for an outside wall, as of a frame building, consisting generally of overlapping shingles, boards, aluminum panels, etc.

2.

a short railroad track connected with a main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.; sidetrack

n.

1. Material, such as boards or shingles, used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building.

2. A short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track.