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reversing siding

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
re-vers-ing -sid-ing
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A siding provided for terminating passenger trains, usually at a through station, where a train can lay over between journeys before heading back in the opposite direction.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

reversing sidings (plural)

Synonyms

turnback siding

Questions

What does reversing siding mean?
A siding provided for terminating passenger trains, usually at a through station, where a train can lay over between journeys before heading back in the opposite direction.

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