sidetrack as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
sidetrack
noun
1 sidetrack
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.
Dutch: raccordement, rangeerlijn, rangeerspoor, wisselspoor
Polish: bocznica kolejowa, bocznica
verb
1 sidetrack
Wander from a direct or straight course.
synonyms: depart, digress, straggle.
Roget 279:
alter one's course,
deviate,
depart from,
turn,
trend;
bend,
curve
etc.
245;
swerve,
heel,
bear off;
gybe†,
wear.
intervert†;
deflect;
divert,
divert from its course;
put on a new scent,
shift,
shunt,
draw aside,
crook,
warp.
stray,
straggle;
sidle;
diverge
etc.
291;
tralineate†;
digress,
wander;
wind,
twist,
meander;
veer,
tack;
divagate;
sidetrack;
turn aside,
turn a corner,
turn away from;
wheel,
steer clear of;
ramble,
rove,
drift;
go astray,
go adrift;
yaw,
dodge;
step aside,
ease off,
make way for,
shy.
fly off at a tangent;
glance off;
wheel about,
face about;
turn to the right about,
face to the right about;
waddle
etc.
(oscillate)
314;
go out of one's way
etc.
(perform a circuit)
629;
lose one's way.
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