RAILROAD SIDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does railroad siding mean? 

• RAILROAD SIDING (noun)
  The noun RAILROAD SIDING has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: RAILROAD SIDING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAILROAD SIDING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

railroad siding; sidetrack; siding; turnout

Hypernyms ("railroad siding" is a kind of...):

railroad; railroad track; railway (a line of track providing a runway for wheels)