commutershed

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noun

The area around a given location (such as a city) from which commuters travel in.

“The Tokyo commutershed is home to over 30 million people.”

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Meanings

nouncommutershed (plural commutersheds)

plural commutersheds

  1. The area around a given location (such as a city) from which commuters travel in.

    The Tokyo commutershed is home to over 30 million people.

Origin

commuter + shed, by analogy with watershed and related terms.

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APA

commutershed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commutershed

MLA

“commutershed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commutershed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commutershed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commutershed.

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