siding
/ˈsaɪdɪŋ/noun
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- a short track at the side of and opening on to a railway line, used chiefly for shunting or stabling trains（铁路的）侧线, 岔线。
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- N. Amer. a loop line〈北美〉环线, 圈线。
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- S. African a scheduled stop for goods and passenger trains, often in open country, for farming produce to be loaded and passengers taken on board〈南非〉（常设在空旷乡村供装载农产品和上下乘客的）定时火车停靠站。
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- mass noun N. Amer. cladding material for the outside of a building〈北美〉建筑物覆面材料。