SIDING


Meaning of SIDING in English

noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ NOUN

railway

These lamps are usually found lighting spots such as railway sidings and the inside of potato warehouses.

Nails got up to the railway sidings early.

Most railway sidings on the Nullarbor have lyrical aboriginal names.

There is a growing awareness of the opportunities for hauliers presented by part ownership of private railway sidings .

Half-hours and hours were spent in railway sidings until the line was clear.

At Cardiff, Newport and Swansea, docks and railway sidings were constructed for this export trade.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Auschwitz Central was no mere spur or siding .

Free demonstration runs were provided from the siding at Gynn Square, and 200 met with general acclaim.

He started to kick the fence until it hurt, the tears running down his face, safely alone amongst the sidings.

Most railway sidings on the Nullarbor have lyrical aboriginal names.

Not surprisingly, the building of branch lines and the provision of freight sidings never failed to create controversy.

These lamps are usually found lighting spots such as railway sidings and the inside of potato warehouses.

This is another area which is changing out of all recognition since closure of the colliery and removal of sidings etc.

Will a new grant scheme be introduced to encourage the building of private sidings or intermodal terminals?

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