siding

noun

sid·​ing ˈsī-diŋ 

1

archaic : the taking of sides : partisanship

2

: a short railroad track connected with the main track

3

: material (such as boards or metal or plastic pieces) forming the exposed surface of outside walls of frame buildings

Examples of siding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For example, a 2024 Paint It Forward campaign my company ran in California’s Central Coast provided a deserving local resident with new siding and paint for his home amid his recovery from severe health challenges. —Steven Rogall, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

The exterior of the Charlotte store features two simple signs lit in white and a high-definition video screen showing campaigns on matte steel siding. —Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 18 Oct. 2024

Airplane fuselages bound for Boeing's 737 Max production facility await shipment on rail sidings at their top supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., in Wichita, Kansas, on Dec. 17, 2019. —Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2024

Tom Reynolds, 90, spent the morning sweeping out 4 feet (1.2 meters) of mud and water and collecting chunks of aluminum siding torn off by a twister that also picked up a car and threw it across the road. —Julio Cortez, Kate Payne, TIME, 11 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

siding

noun

sid·​ing

ˈsīd-iŋ

1

: a short railroad track connected with the main track

2

: material used to cover the outside walls of frame buildings

vinyl siding