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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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Across the bus station, Ms Sheemar's colleague Lee Clarke has spotted a face from their most-wanted list: a 13-year-old accused of vandalising a bus shelter.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2025

He was found dead earlier this month in one of his regular crash spots, a bus shelter on East Cherry Street near 32nd Avenue.

From Seattle Times Nov. 22, 2023

A fixture costs 15 percent of the price of a typical bus shelter, which can cost up to $50,000, according to Kounkuey Design Initiative.

From New York Times May 25, 2023

Curbed correspondent Alissa Walker took to Twitter to note the rage currently directed at La Sombrita would have been better aimed at that bus shelter contract.

From Los Angeles Times May 25, 2023

It was getting late, the summer evening was fading, and the old bus shelter felt musty and damp after a recent thunderstorm.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

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