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bikesheds

bikesheds is the plural of bikeshed.

bikesheds is the third-person singular simple present indicative of bikeshed.

Meaning of bikeshed

Noun (1)

bikeshed (plural bikesheds)

  1. (literally) An enclosed structure where bicycles may be stored.
  2. (figuratively) A topic that is attracting debate out of proportion to its actual importance.

Noun (2)

bikeshed (plural bikesheds)

  1. (transportation planning, urban studies) The land area within a defined biking range of a specified location.
    • Utilizing the bikeshed values for each surrounding link, the bikeshed service area is visualized around these bike shops (the origins) to see the distance to which cyclists can travel away from the bike shop comfortably, in reality. The bikeshed service area depicts the true network of all...2013, Mallory Suzanne Necessary, Developing an Infrastructure Informed Walkshed and Bikeshed, University of Texas at Austin, page 38

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Questions about bikesheds

What is bikesheds the plural of?
Bikesheds is the plural of bikeshed.

Words near bikesheds in the dictionary

  1. bikeshares
  2. bikesharing
  3. bikeshed
  4. bikeshedded
  5. bikeshedding
  6. bikesheds
  7. biketard
  8. biketards
  9. bikewashing
  10. bikeway
  11. bikeways

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