apartadero

m.

1 parting-place, crossroads, cross way, side-track, siding, railroad switch; shunting.

2 a turn-out; widened space, in canals.

3 a sorting-room for wool or other materials.

4 side of the road, stopping place.

5 passing place, pull-off.

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apartadero

► nombre masculino

1 (de ferrocarril) siding

2 (de carretera) passing place

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SM (Aut) lay-by; (Ferro) siding

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= siding.

Ex. The article 'Libraries and the railroads -- or sitting on a siding watching the freight trains go by' compares the possible future of libraries and information centres with the state of US railways.

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= siding.

Ex: The article 'Libraries and the railroads -- or sitting on a siding watching the freight trains go by' compares the possible future of libraries and information centres with the state of US railways.

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apartadero nm

1. [ferrocarril] siding

Comp

apartadero muerto dead-end siding

2. [en carretera] passing place

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apartadero

m FERR siding