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Pronunciation: [sˈa͡ɪdɪŋz] (IPA)

Sidings are alternative tracks that provide additional space for trains to park or overtake. Synonyms for sidings include tracks, spurs, branches, sidetracks, and turnouts. Additionally, "switch" can also be used to describe a track that diverges from the mainline to create more space for trains to decelerate or change direction. Each of these alternatives is common in the railroad industry and can be used interchangeably with "sidings". While there may be slight differences in the way these terms are applied, they essentially refer to the same concept, and can be used to describe any track that deviates from the primary route.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Sidings

Treuchtlingen was only marked as a small village on our maps, but it turned out to be a huge junction with an enormous amount of rolling stock and many sidings-all quite newly built, we thought-almost certainly since the war started.
"The Escaping Club"
A. J. Evans
On the railway lines were many trains, shunted into sidings.
"The Soul of the War"
Philip Gibbs
The man had put his shoulder to the wheel, helping the horses up the steep banks and long, slippery sidings.
"The Pioneers"
Katharine Susannah Prichard

Famous quotes with Sidings

  • West of the Amphitheatre, railroad sidings seemed to continue on for miles, accompanied by those same massive low sheds larger than armories, with pens for tens of thousands of frantic beasts, cattle, sheep, and pigs, animals in an orgy of gorging and dropping and waiting and smelling blood. In the slaughterhouses, during the day, a carnage worthy of the Disasters of War took place each morning and afternoon.
    Norman Mailer

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