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   sidetrack

   /ˈsʌɪdtrak/

   verb

   • 1. 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"
   • 2. direct (a train) into a branch line or siding: North American "the train is sidetracked on to 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 south-west field is flowing at thousands of barrels a day after being sidetracked"

   noun

   • 1. a minor path or track: "the horse took a sidetrack which led uphill"
   • ▪ a railway 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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