Definition of sidetrack - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
distractionRare distract someone from a main issue or taskRare
- She was sidetracked by a phone call during the meeting.
2.
rail transportTECH. divert a train onto a secondary trackTECH.
- The conductor sidetracked the train to let another pass.
Noun
1.
distractionRare deviation from a main topic or activityRare
- His story was an interesting sidetrack during the meeting.
2.
railway usageTECH. UK railway track linked to a main track for parking or loading trainsTECH. UK
- The old locomotive was parked on a sidetrack away from the bustling main lines.
3.
miningTECH. smaller tunnel branching from a main tunnelTECH.
- The miners explored the sidetrack for additional resources.
Images of sidetrack
smaller tunnel branching from a main tunnel
Origin of sidetrack
English, side (lateral) + track (path)
Examples of sidetrack in a sentence
The conversation was sidetracked by an unexpected question. They had to sidetrack the freight train due to maintenance work. The engineer decided to sidetrack the train to avoid congestion. The lecture took a sidetrack into unrelated topics. Her questions were a sidetrack from the main discussion. The cargo train waited on the sidetrack.
Maintenance equipment was stored on the sidetrack. They discovered a hidden sidetrack in the old mine. The sidetrack led to a new vein of minerals.
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- French:distraire, détour, ...
- German:ablenken, Exkurs, ...
- Italian:distrarre, divagazione, ...
- Spanish:distraer, digresión, ...
- Portuguese:desviar, distração, ...
- Chinese:分心, 插曲, ...
- Japanese:気をそらす, 脱線, ...
- Arabic:أَلهَى, تَشْتِيت, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַסִּיחַ אֶת הַדַּעַת, סְטִיָּה, ...
- Russian:отвлечь, отступление, ...
- Ukrainian:відволікати, відволікаюча тема, ...
- Hindi:विचलित करना, विक्षेप, ...
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