The finish covering of the outside wall of a frame building and made of horizontal weatherboards, vertical boards with battens, shingles, and/or other materials.

  An exterior wall covering material made of wood, plastic (including vinyl), or metal. Siding is generally produced in the shape of boards and is applied to the outside of a building in overlapping r [..]

c. 1600, "a taking of sides in a conflict or debate," verbal noun from side. First attested 1825 in the railroad sense; 1829, American English, in the architectural sense of "boarding o [..]

The finish covering of the outside wall of a frame building, whether made of horizontal weatherboards, vertical boards with battens, shingles, or other material.

Removal of the hide from the sides of a beef animal.

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1) North American term for a loop 2) Outside of North America, a shunting track that may not be used for regular train movements.

(n) a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass(n) material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof

The finished exterior covering of the outside walls of a frame building.

Slightly wedge-shaped boards used as horizontal siding in a lapped pattern over the exterior sheathing. Varies in butt thickness from ½ to ¾ inch and in widths up to 12".

A track adjacent to a main or a secondary track for meeting or passing trains.

The finished covering of the outside wall of a frame building, whether made of horizontal weatherboards, vertical boards with battens, shingles, or other material.

A person responsible for the co-ordination of Rail Service Vehicle movements in a designated siding, terminal or depot outside the Controlled Network.

The width of deck beams, the crosswise members of the ship's frames.