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stabling siding

stabling siding noun: a storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.

Noun

stabling siding (plural stabling sidings)

  1. (UK) A storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.
    • The area now has an even more impressive web of railway junctions and lines than ever - especially as new stabling sidings have been added to take the pressure of [sic] the cramped Overground depot site at New Cross, which is hemmed in between running lines ([...]).2020 May 20, Paul Bigland, “East London Line's renaissance”, in Rail, page 48

Forms of stabling siding

pluralstabling sidings

Questions about stabling siding

What does stabling siding mean?
Stabling siding means a storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.
What part of speech is stabling siding?
Stabling siding is a noun.
What is the plural of stabling siding?
The plural of stabling siding is stabling sidings.

Words near stabling siding in the dictionary

  1. stablewomen
  2. stableyard
  3. stableyards
  4. stablike
  5. stabling
  6. stabling siding
  7. stabling sidings
  8. stablings
  9. stablish
  10. stablished
  11. stablishes

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