Meanings
driveshed1
plural drivesheds · alternative drive-shed · alternative drive shed
- A rural outbuilding for sheltering vehicles, farm machinery, and/or visitors' horses.
Near-synonym: carriage house
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He pushes the lawn tractor further out into the rain and angles it off to the side. Gets in the yellow loader and backs it out, turns it around in the gravel in front of the doors and drives it in to where the blade sits on its dolly at the back of the driveshed and points at the chain on the side wall.
2014, Peter Blendell, Jonagold, →ISBN, page 63Synonyms: carriage house
driveshed2
plural drivesheds
- transportation planning; urban studies; transportation planning; urban studiesThe land area within a defined driving distance or time of a specified location.
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Though the exact number or distance (sometimes referred to as a walkshed) may be a subject of debate, and may vary depending on the demographics and motivations of the walkers, one thing is abundantly clear: a driveshed is much large than a walkshed. This is not only because cars move much more quickly than pedestrians but also because driving is almost effortless compared with walking.
2009, Colin Ellard, You Are Here: Why We Can Find Our Way to the Moon, but Get Lost in the Mall, →ISBN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA rural outbuilding for sheltering vehicles, farm machinery, and/or visitors' horses.
Origin
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