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n (rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a siding|railroad siding.
n (sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
n (mining) A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
v To divert (a locomotive) on to a lesser used track in order to allow other trains to pass.
v (intransitive) To deviate briefly from the topic at hand.