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Webster 1913 Edition
Siding
Sid′ing
,Noun.
1.
Attaching one’s self to a party.
2.
A side track, as a railroad; a turnout.
3.
(Carp.)
The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with cleats, shingles, or the like.
4.
(Shipbuilding)
The thickness of a rib or timber, measured, at right angles with its side, across the curved edge;
as, a timber having a
. siding
of ten inchesWebster 1828 Edition
Siding
SI'DING
,ppr.
SI'DING
,Noun.
Definition 2024
siding
siding
See also: sǐdìng
English
Noun
siding (plural sidings)
- (Canada, US) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
- Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.
Synonyms
- cladding (UK)
Etymology 2
Verb
siding
- present participle of side
- Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.
Etymology 3
side + -ing (“derivative noun, having the quality of”).
Noun
siding (plural sidings)
- (rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 47
- They slept where they could, sometimes in an empty truck on a siding near the station, sometimes in a cart behind a warehouse; [...]
- 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 47
Synonyms
(railroad side track): railroad siding, sidetrack, lay-by (UK)