sidetrack

(-trak′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to switch from a main line to a siding: said of a train, etc.
  2. to turn away from the main issue or course; divert or be diverted

noun

a railroad siding

See sidetrack in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb side·tracked, side·track·ing, side·tracks
verb, transitive
  1. To divert from a main issue or course: I was sidetracked from my work by an unexpected visitor.
  2. To delay or block the progress of deliberately: “a bill that would sidetrack food irradiation in this country” (Alexis Beck).
  3. To switch from a main railroad track to a siding.
verb, intransitive
  1. To deviate from a main issue or course.
  2. To run into a siding.
noun
A railroad siding.

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