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Sidetrack   /sˈaɪdtrˌæk/   Listen
Sidetrack

noun
1.
A short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass.  Synonyms: railroad siding, siding, turnout.
verb
(past & past part. sidetracked; pres. part. sidetracking)
1.
Wander from a direct or straight course.  Synonyms: depart, digress, straggle.





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"Sidetrack" Quotes from Famous Books



... that we know..." he answered, with the familiar smile in his voice. "The important thing is to sidetrack the French agent, who could put fifty ruffians on our trail instead ...
— Affair in Araby • Talbot Mundy


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