"trackside" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: track + -side Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|track|side}} track + -side Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} trackside (not comparable)
  1. Located to the side of a track, especially a racetrack or set of railroad tracks. Tags: not-comparable Related terms (racetrack): off-track Related terms (railroad): siding
    Sense id: en-trackside-en-adj-iH0b~KaF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -side Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -side: 85 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: track-side

Noun

Forms: tracksides [plural]
Etymology: track + -side Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|track|side}} track + -side Head templates: {{en-noun}} trackside (plural tracksides)
  1. The area that borders a track.
    Sense id: en-trackside-en-noun-A0g8vtch
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: track-side

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