SIDING
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)
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)
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)
