sidings

Exterior wall material

Sidings is the plural of siding.

In railroads, sidings are short auxiliary tracks branching off the main line, used for storing cars, allowing trains to pass, or loading freight: The locomotive pulled onto one of the sidings to let the express through.

In construction, sidings refers to exterior wall coverings: The contractor installed vinyl sidings on all the new houses.

railroad

tracks

Marks showing passage

  • switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
  • junctionPoint where things meet
  • shuntDivert from main course

yard · freight · depot · terminal · buffer · locomotive · train · crossover · ballast · tie

cladding

vinyl

Synthetic resin plastic

composite · lap · weatherboard · shingles · stucco · panels · boards · trim · exterior · insulation

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railway track type

sidingsmain line

Primary route in network

mainline · through line · trunk line · arterial line

building exterior components

sidingsframing

Structural or contextual shaping

studs · load-bearing walls · foundation · insulation · drywall

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siding

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G