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railroad track vs railroad siding

railroad siding vs railroad track

railroad track and railroad siding both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
railroad track Yes No No No
railroad siding Yes No No No
As nouns, railroad siding is a hyponym of railroad track; that is, railroad siding is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than railroad track:
  • railroad track: a line of track providing a runway for wheels
  • railroad 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 track include broad gauge, gantlet, narrow gauge, sidetrack, siding, turnout, standard gauge, switch.
railroad track (noun) railroad siding (noun)
a line of track providing a runway for wheels a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
Difference between railroad track and railroad siding

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