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What is the noun for sidetracks?

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sidetrack
  1. (rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.
  2. (sometimes) Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.
  3. (mining) A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.
  4. An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the topic at hand or central activity, and secondary or subordinate in importance or effectiveness.
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  6. Examples:
    1. “Two hunters happen to be nearby, and they motion for me to follow them down a sidetrack.”
      “Between this building and the main track, over which passenger trains usually run, is a sidetrack.”
      “Interestingly, in one of my classes at university, we discussed the elections for a few brief minutes as a sidetrack.”
sidetracker
  1. One who sidetracks something.
sidetrackers
  1. plural of sidetracker
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