Meanings
nounwaiting shelter (plural waiting shelters)
plural waiting shelters
- A small roofed structure where intending passengers can wait for a train or bus to arrive.
The remainder of the station had undergone a sympathetic restoration completed by NR in 2014 as part of the station's 150th anniversary celebrations, while the waiting shelter on Platform 2 will shortly be reroofed.
2019 December 4, Paul Stephen, “At the heart of the community”, in Rail, page 58
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waiting shelter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20shelter
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“waiting shelter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20shelter. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “waiting shelter,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/waiting%20shelter.
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