siding

Etymology 1
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Noun

 * 1)  A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

Translations

 * Faroese: klædningur
 * Finnish: verhous
 * French:
 * German: Außenverkleidung, Gebäudeverkleidung, Hausverkleidung, Fassadenverkleidung,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Swedish: väggpanel, brädfodring

Verb

 * Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.
 * Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.

Translations

 * German: zu

Etymology 3
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Noun

 * 1)   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).

Synonyms
railroad siding, sidetrack, lay-by

Translations

 * Bulgarian: страничен коловоз
 * Danish: sidespor, vigespor
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: sidespor
 * Nynorsk: sidespor
 * Polish:
 * Spanish: via muerta
 * Swedish: sidospår, stickspår

Noun

 * 1)  mole