How do you use Sidetrack in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like siding or deviate, plus the exact meaning.
Sidetrack meaning
- 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 unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.
- Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
- A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
Synonyms of Sidetrack
Using Sidetrack
- The main meaning on this page is: 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 unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding. | Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track. | A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
- Useful related words include: siding, deviate, straggle, digress.
- In the example corpus, sidetrack often appears in combinations such as: sidetrack and.
Context around Sidetrack
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sidetrack
- In this selection, "sidetrack" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, wildfire, temporary and may stand out and add context to how "sidetrack" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include by wildfire sidetrack them and eye may sidetrack and also. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sidetrack" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sidetrack
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Then, the temporary sidetrack and traffic lights will be removed. (10 words)
Both France and Iran have a common interest to at least impede, if not sidetrack, the upcoming peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. (23 words)
For instance, regrowth of nerves controlling muscles attached to the eye may sidetrack and also regrow connections reaching the muscles of the mouth. (23 words)
In making her decision to devote herself to art, she also thought it was best not to marry, and in choosing male company she selected men who would not threaten to sidetrack her career. (34 words)
Paul and Destee Klyne were planning on spending their November vacation in Paradise, California and have not let the devastation caused by wildfire sidetrack them. (25 words)
Both France and Iran have a common interest to at least impede, if not sidetrack, the upcoming peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan. (23 words)
Example sentences (5)
Both France and Iran have a common interest to at least impede, if not sidetrack, the upcoming peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Paul and Destee Klyne were planning on spending their November vacation in Paradise, California and have not let the devastation caused by wildfire sidetrack them.
Then, the temporary sidetrack and traffic lights will be removed.
For instance, regrowth of nerves controlling muscles attached to the eye may sidetrack and also regrow connections reaching the muscles of the mouth.
In making her decision to devote herself to art, she also thought it was best not to marry, and in choosing male company she selected men who would not threaten to sidetrack her career.
Common combinations with sidetrack
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: