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Sidetrack   /sˈaɪdtrˌæk/   Listen
Sidetrack

noun
1.
A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass.  Synonyms: railroad siding, siding, turnout.
verb
(past & past part. sidetracked; pres. part. sidetracking)
1.
Wander from a direct or straight course.  Synonyms: depart, digress, straggle.






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"Sidetrack" Quotes from Famous Books



... service on a branch line previously devoted exclusively to carrying freight,[249] to restore a siding used principally by a particular plant but available generally as a public track, and to continue, even though not profitable by itself, a sidetrack[250] as well as the upkeep of a switch-track leading from its main line to industrial plants.[251] However, a statute requiring a railroad without indemnification to install switches on the application of owners of grain elevators ...
— The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation • Edward Corwin



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