SIDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does siding mean? 

• SIDING (noun)
  The noun SIDING has 2 senses:

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

2. material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

  Familiarity information: SIDING used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• 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 ("siding" is a kind of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

building material (material used for constructing buildings)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "siding"):

clapboard; weatherboard; weatherboarding (a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other; used as siding by lapping one board over the board below)

 Context examples 

This was the first time of her brother's openly siding against her, and anxious to avoid his displeasure, she proposed a compromise.

(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)

It is used in medicine and dentistry and in many products such as foil, cans, pots and pans, airplanes, siding, and roofs.

(Aluminum, NCI Dictionary)