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waiting shelter

waiting shelter noun: a small roofed structure where intending passengers can wait for a train or bus to arrive.

waiting shelter: a small roofed structure where intending passengers can wait for a train or bus to arrive
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Noun

waiting shelter (plural waiting shelters)

  1. A small roofed structure where intending passengers can wait for a train or bus to arrive.
    • The remainder of the station had undergone a sympathetic restoration completed by NR in 2014 as part of the station's 150th anniversary celebrations, while the waiting shelter on Platform 2 will shortly be reroofed.2019 December 4, Paul Stephen, “At the heart of the community”, in Rail, page 58

Forms of waiting shelter

pluralwaiting shelters

Questions about waiting shelter

What does waiting shelter mean?
Waiting shelter means a small roofed structure where intending passengers can wait for a train or bus to arrive.
What part of speech is waiting shelter?
Waiting shelter is a noun.
What is the plural of waiting shelter?
The plural of waiting shelter is waiting shelters.

Words near waiting shelter in the dictionary

  1. waiting period
  2. waiting periods
  3. waiting room
  4. waiting rooms
  5. waiting shed
  6. waiting shelter
  7. waiting shelters
  8. waiting staff
  9. waiting staffs
  10. waiting till the clouds roll by
  11. waiting time

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