siding
/ˈsaɪdɪŋ/ noun
Also a form of side
Forms sidings
- noun (Canada, US) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building. “Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.”
- noun (rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).
Synonyms
Etymology
From side + -ing (“material, collection”).
From side + -ing (“derivative noun, having the quality of”).
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “siding”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details