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Racing vs Facing - What's the difference?

racing | facing |

As nouns the difference between racing and facing

is that racing is the sport of competing in races while facing is the most external portion of exterior siding.

As verbs the difference between racing and facing

is that racing is while facing is .

As an adjective facing is

(rail transport|of points and crossovers) diverging in the direction of travel.

racing

English

(wikipedia racing)

Noun

  • The sport of competing in races.
  • * 1870 , Delabere Pritchett Blaine, An encyclopaedia of rural sports (page 231)
  • Chariot racings are probably, however, those in which the horse first distinguished himself as a courser, and we believe our earliest notices on the subject point to those of Persia, which were practised at the sacrifices made to the sun

    Derived terms

    * auto racing * car racing * automobile racing * motor racing * horse racing * drag racing * street racing

    Verb

    (head)
  • Anagrams

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    facing

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (rail transport, of points and crossovers) diverging in the direction of travel.
  • Antonyms

    * trailing

    Derived terms

    * facing points

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The most external portion of exterior siding.
  • (sewing) Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
  • (metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
  • (military, in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
  • (military, mostly, plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
  • Verb

    (head)