transit shed

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noun

a building located on or near a pier (piershed ) or wharf (wharf shed ) used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.

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Words nearby transit shed

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How to use transit shed in a sentence

“I sense that mobile games are starting to shed their skin, getting rid of all the dead things they carry around,” he says.
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When I first arrived at Duke, hooking up with a stranger seemed like a way to shed my inhibitions.
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Listen up, commuters—your public transit rides are about to get a lot less gross!
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The paperwork was spotless: he had died in transit, the conjunction of a weak heart and long trip.
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Overnight people shed their fears, their protective camouflage and their restraints.
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When the reserve transfers are completed checks in transit can no longer count as reserves.
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A little corral for the sheep, and a rough shed for the pony, and the home was complete: far the prettiest home they had ever had.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Above, great standard electric lamps shed their white glare upon the eddying throng casting a myriad of grotesque shadows.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
Then waves of grief broke over her, and she sobbed convulsively; but still she shed no tears.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
Even the Grass-land is often ridged so as to shed the water quickly, while deep ditches or drains do duty for fences.
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