sidingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

side +‎ -ing (“material, collection”).

名詞

siding (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 sidings)

1. (Canada, 米国用法) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

   Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding.

同意語

• cladding (英国用法, NZ, AU)

動詞

siding

1. present participle of side

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

語源 3

side +‎ -ing (“derivative noun, having the quality of”).

名詞

siding (複数形 sidings)

2. (rail transport) 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) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).
   • 1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 47”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers by arrangement with George H. Doran Company, OCLC 365836:

     They slept where they could, sometimes in an empty truck on a siding near the station, sometimes in a cart behind a warehouse; [...]

同意語

(railroad side track): railroad siding, sidetrack, lay-by (英国用法)

派生語

• private siding
• reversing siding
• stabling siding