1. a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass; [syn: siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
railroad siding
n 1: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling
stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn:
siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack]