trainshed

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A form of train shed — A building, adjacent to a railway station building, covering the tracks and platforms with a roof.

Scrabble 13

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nountrainshed (plural trainsheds)

plural trainsheds

  1. alternativeAlternative form of train shed.

    She hoped Miss Parrot would hold little Steve’s hand until they were out of the trainshed. It would be just like him to run out on the tracks.

    1930, Margaret Ayer Barnes, Years of Grace, Part III, Chapter II, page 262
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    "We've spent time talking and listening. Our latest plans celebrate Victorian features, including the original trainshed and the Great Eastern Hotel," said Robin Dobson, Group Property Director at Network Rail Property.

    2025 February 5, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Railway heritage saved in 2024”, in RAIL, number 1028, page 52, about Liverpool Street station in London

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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