Nebengleis — meaning in English
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English meaning
- siding noun Material used to cover and protect the outer walls of a building.
Senses
Nebengleis is used for these senses in English:
- rabbit hole (by extension) A time-consuming tangent or detour, often one from which it is difficult to extricate oneself.
- siding (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 loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) (the latter sense is probably an American definition).
siding — full definition
- noun Material used to cover and protect the outer walls of a building.
- noun A short section of railway track next to the main line, used for parking or passing trains.