a short track at the side of and opening on to a railway line, used chiefly for shunting or stabling trains (铁路的)侧线,岔线 ■(N. Amer.)a loop line (北美)环线,圈线 ■(S. African)a scheduled stop for goods and passenger trains, often in open country, for farming produce to be loaded and passengers taken on board (南非)(常设在空旷乡村供装载农产品和上下乘客的)火车停靠站
[mass noun](N. Amer.)cladding material for the outside of a building (北美)建筑物覆面材料