- verb(be/get sidetracked)sidetrack (verb) · sidetracks (third person present) · sidetracked (past tense) · sidetracked (past participle) · sidetracking (present participle) · side-track (verb) · side-tracks (third person present) · side-tracked (past tense) · side-tracked (past participle) · side-tracking (present participle)
- cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue:"he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends"
- divert (a project or debate) away from a central issue or previously determined plan:"the effort at reform has been sidetracked for years"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHdirect (a train) into a branch line or siding:"the train is sidetracked onto a line leading to a terminal"
- divert (a well or borehole) to reach a productive deposit or to avoid an obstruction:"a development well drilled in the southwest field is flowing at thousands of barrels a day after being sidetracked"
nounsidetrack (noun) · sidetracks (plural noun) · side-track (noun) · side-tracks (plural noun)- a minor path or track:"the horse took a sidetrack which led uphill" · "his monologue launches into too many rambling sidetracks"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHa railroad branch line or siding.
- a well or borehole which runs partly to one side of the original line of drilling:"a sidetrack to the original discovery well"
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- Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.a short track where trains are kept when they are not being used: You simply have to divert the train onto a sidetrack. Quite often the train was placed on the sidetracks where it remained for a long time.dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sidetracksidetrack / ˈsaɪdˌtræk / verb to distract or be distracted from a main subject or topic noun a railway siding the act or an instance of sidetracking; digressionwww.dictionary.com/browse/sidetrack
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