railroad vs siding
siding vs railroadrailroad and siding both are nouns.
railroad is a verb but siding is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| railroad | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| siding | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
siding is a hyponym of
railroad; that is, siding is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
railroad:
- railroad: a line of track providing a runway for wheels
- siding: a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
Other hyponyms of railroad include
broad gauge, gantlet, narrow gauge, railroad siding, sidetrack, turnout, standard gauge, switch.
| railroad (noun) | siding (noun) |
|---|---|
| line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight | a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass |
| a line of track providing a runway for wheels | material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof |
| railroad (verb) | siding (verb) |
|---|---|
| transport by railroad | |
| supply with railroad lines | |
| compel by coercion, threats, or crude means |
Words related to "railroad"
- American English
- broad gauge
- cable railway
- coerce
- cog railway
- crosstie
- dragoon
- el
- elevated
- elevated railroad
- elevated railway
- force
- funicular
- funicular railway
- furnish
- gantlet
- hale
- line
- metro
- monorail
- narrow gauge
- offer
- overhead railway
- pressure
- provide
- rack railway
- rail
- rail line
- railroad line
- railroad siding
- railroad tie
- railroad track
- railroading
- rails
- railway
- railway line
- railway system
- render
- runway
- sandbag
- scenic railway
- send
- ship
- sidetrack
- siding
- sleeper
- squeeze
- standard gauge
- subway
- subway system
- supply
- switch
- tie
- track
- transport
- tube
- turnout
- underground
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