# das Abstellgleis

das Abstellgleis is a German noun meaning “sidetrack”. Forms: des Abstellgleises, die Abstellgleise.

## Forms

- Genitive: des Abstellgleises
- Plural: die Abstellgleise

## In other languages

- Русский: ж.-д. запасной путь

## Meanings

1. sidetrack, siding
2. _figurative_ sideline, margin, dead end (position where one is removed from relevant decisions or advancements)
   - auf dem Abstellgleis sein — to be sidelined

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