Siding

Siding
A short railroad track connected with a main track by a switch to serve a warehouse or an industrial area.

siding or sided - The size of a timber, between its two planes and parallel sides.
sight the anchor - To heave up the anchor.
signal halyard - The halyard used for hoisting the ship's signal flags.

CLINKER - The edges of the planks are overlapped to form an irregular exterior, much like siding on a house. Also called lapstrake. SHEET PLYWOOD is the simplest wood planking method.

SIDING OF A FRAME The fore and aft dimension of a frame. SISTER HOOK A hook made in halves and set on eyes facing each other in such a manner that it may be made to function as a link.

In addition, dredge spoils may contain toxic chemicals that may have an adverse effect on the disposal area; furthermore, the process of dredging often dislodges chemicals residing in benthic substrates and injects them into the water column.

The subsiding air warms up, its relative humidity falls, and fine weather is the usual accompaniment of subsidence, though fog, stratus or stratocumulus clouds may occur under certain conditions. The contrary case is called convergence.

See also: Fore, Open, Serve, Chain, Point