siding

Pluralsidings

1. 1
   nounCanadaUScountable or uncountable

   Boards or panels that cover and protect the outside walls of a building.

   Like a raincoat for a house, keeping the walls dry.

   They put new siding on the old farmhouse last summer.

   The pale blue siding made the house stand out on the street.

   Similarcladding

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A short piece of railroad track next to the main track, used to store trains or let them pass.

   Like a parking space beside a busy road where one car waits for another to pass.

   The freight train waited on the siding while the express went by.

   Workers parked the empty cars on a siding near the station.

   Similarsidetrack, spur

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3. 3
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of side. Use this -ing form when someone is taking one group's part.

   She kept siding with her little brother during every argument.

   Siding with the bigger group felt safer to him.

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