(An open shed or shelter)

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• shed — shed1 [shed] n. [< ME shadde, var. of shade < OE scead, shelter, protection, SHADE] 1. a small, rough building or lean to, used for shelter or storage, as a workshop, etc. 2. a large, strongly built, barnlike or hangarlike structure, often… …   English World dictionary

• Shed — (sh[e^]d), n. [The same word as shade. See {Shade}.] 1. A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter something; a structure often open in front; an outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed. [1913 Webster] The first Aletes… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shed — Ⅰ. shed [1] ► NOUN 1) a simple roofed structure, typically of wood and used for storage or to shelter animals. 2) a larger structure, typically with one or more sides open, for storing vehicles or machinery. ORIGIN apparently a variant of… …   English terms dictionary

• Shed — For other uses, see Shed (disambiguation). A rural shed …   Wikipedia

• shed´like´ — shed1 «shehd», noun, verb, shed|ded, shed|ding. –n. 1. a building used for shelter or storage of goods or vehicles, usually having only one story and often open at the front or sides: »a wagon shed, a tool shed, a train shed. 2. a hut; …   Useful english dictionary

• shed — I. /ʃɛd / (say shed) noun 1. an outbuilding, usually for a specific purpose, as storage, work area, etc.: a tractor shed. 2. such an outbuilding with a roof but no walls: a hay shed. 3. a small building in the backyard of a family home, often of… …  

• shed — 1. n. 1 a one storeyed structure usu. of wood for storage or shelter for animals etc., or as a workshop. 2 a large roofed structure with one side open, for storing or maintaining machinery etc. 3 Austral. & NZ an open sided building for shearing… …   Useful english dictionary

• shed — I [[t]ʃɛd[/t]] n. 1) a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc 2) a large, strongly built structure, often open at the sides or end • Etymology: 1475–85; appar. var., orig. dial., of shade shed′like , adj. II shed [[t]ʃɛd[/t]] v …   From formal English to slang

• shed — shed1 shedlike, adj. /shed/, n. 1. a slight or rude structure built for shelter, storage, etc. 2. a large, strongly built structure, often open at the sides or end. [1475 85; var. of SHADE] shed2 shedable, sheddable, adj. /shed/, v., she …   Universalium

• shed — shed1 noun a simple roofed structure, typically of wood and used for storage or to shelter animals. ↘a larger structure, typically with one or more sides open, for storing vehicles or machinery. ↘Austral./NZ a building for shearing sheep or… …   English new terms dictionary

• Weald and Downland Open Air Museum — The museum covers convert|50|acre|ha, with nearly 50 historic buildings dating from the thirteenth to nineteenth centuries, along with gardens, farm animals, walks and a lake.The buildings at the museum were all threatened with destruction. They… …   Wikipedia