sidetrack
pronunciation
How to pronounce sidetrack in British English:
UK [ˈsaɪdtræk]
How to pronounce sidetrack in American English:
US [ˈsaɪdˌtræk]
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- Noun:
- a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
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- Verb:
- wander from a direct or straight course
Word Origin
- sidetrack (n.)
- also side-track, "railway siding," 1835, from side (adj.) + track (n.). The verb meaning "to move (a train car) onto a sidetrack" is from 1874; figurative sense of "to divert from the main purpose" is attested from 1881. Related: Sidetracked.
Example
- 1. To sidetrack catastrophe , maintenance workers go looking for trouble every day .
- 2. It 's my turn . Don 't try to sidetrack .
- 3. It 's my turn . Don 't try to sidetrack me .
- 4. Am I willing to focus on what is important , and not allow distractions to sidetrack me ?
- 5. Environmentalists accuse it of trying to sidetrack the issue .