(rail, UK) A storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.
(rail, UK) A storage siding for rolling stock, in particular passenger trains not being used in service.
Add your own interpretation of "stabling siding".
The vocabulary of software engineers, AI researchers, and anyone living in a terminal or on GitHub — from LLM to MCP, CORS to vibe coding, agentic to enshittification.
See all Tech, Dev & AI slang on Slangora.
Browse all slang words starting with S.
(rail, UK) A siding provided for terminating passenger trains, usually at a through station, where a train can lay over between journeys before heading back in the opposite direction.
(UK, rail) An installation built at the railside or nearby for the storage of coal unloaded from wagons.
(UK) A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
(rail, UK) a device installed at the end of a railway line or siding, which is intended to stop trains and other rail vehicles going any further.
(rail, UK) A pile of sand or earth at the end of a siding or bay platform, intended to stop trains that overrun or pass through trap points set for a siding.