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bus shelter

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noun

  1. a covered structure at a bus stop providing protection against the weather for people waiting for a bus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A witness who owns a shop on the street told SVT that the bus hit a pole in front of the bus shelter.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2025

A bus shelter ad might get a brand visibility, Ms. Bunten said, but creating events and spaces for customers creates a much stronger emotional connection.

From New York Times Feb. 1, 2024

Two drivers whipped past Hughes during an interview, once next to a Metro bus shelter and once near the corner’s Taqueria El Oasis food wagon.

From Seattle Times Jun. 30, 2023

First thing’s first: La Sombrita is not a bus shelter, and it was not funded with government money.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2023

But there was another occasion when I didn’t, that evening we were sitting out in the ruined bus shelter.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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