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siding

[ sahy-ding ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. any of several varieties of weatherproof facing for frame buildings, composed of pieces attached separately as shingles, plain or shaped boards, or of various units of sheet metal or various types of composition materials.


siding

/ ˈ²õ²¹Éª»åɪŋ /

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. material attached to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of siding1

First recorded in 1595–1605; side 1 + -ing 1
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The main gymnasium floor is covered in rubble and the exterior of the building has large portions of its siding barely hanging onto its frame.

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She says they were confronted by retreating RSF soldiers who accused them of siding with the military because they had been to a market in army-held territory.

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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."

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In one sense, the ruling is simple: By siding with survivors and the panel, the 9th Circuit affirmed the court’s right to manage its own business.

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Trump's rapprochement with Russia's Vladimir Putin, and the US siding with Russia on a UN resolution on Ukraine, has sent shockwaves through European allies.

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