The difference between Cladding and Siding
When used as nouns, cladding means clothing, whereas siding means a building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
check bellow for the other definitions of Cladding and Siding
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Cladding as a noun (rare):
Clothing; clothes.
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Cladding as a noun:
Any hard coating, bonded onto the outside of something to add protection, such as the plastic sheath around an optical fibre.
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Cladding as a noun (construction):
A weatherproof, insulating or decorative covering fixed to the outside of a building (called siding in the US).
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Cladding as a verb:
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Siding as a noun (North America):
A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
Examples:
"Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding."
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Siding as a verb:
Examples:
"Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other."
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Siding as a noun (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 loading or unloading freight, storing trains or other rail vehicles; or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction) .