Cladding vs. Siding

Claddingnoun

(rare) Clothing; clothes.

Claddingnoun

Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.

Claddingnoun

(construction) A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building (called siding in the US).

Claddingverb

present participle of clad

Claddingnoun

a protective covering that protects the outside of a building

Sidingnoun

(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

Sidingnoun

Attaching one's self to a party.

Sidingnoun

A side track, as a railroad; a turnout.

Sidingnoun

The covering of the outside wall of a frame house, whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with cleats, shingles, or the like.

Sidingnoun

The thickness of a rib or timber, measured, at right angles with its side, across the curved edge; as, a timber having a siding of ten inches.

Sidingnoun

a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass

Sidingnoun

material applied to the outside of a building to make it weatherproof