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Railroad siding   /rˈeɪlrˌoʊd sˈaɪdɪŋ/   Listen
Railroad siding

noun
1.
A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass.  Synonyms: sidetrack, siding, turnout.






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"Railroad siding" Quotes from Famous Books



... the present time; can start your work next week for the shovel's on the railroad siding at ...
— Hidden Treasure • John Thomas Simpson

... the colonel, set out to overtake the black cat. The cat seemed in no hurry, and Phil had very nearly caught up with him—or her, as the case might be—when the black cat, having reached the railroad siding, walked under a flat car which stood there, and leaping to one of the truck bars, composed itself, presumably for a nap. In order to get close enough to the cat for conversational purposes, Phil stooped ...
— The Colonel's Dream • Charles W. Chesnutt



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