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driveshed¹

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From drive + shed.

noun drivesheds · drive-shed · drive shed

  1. A rural outbuilding for sheltering vehicles, farm machinery, and/or visitors' horses. Near-synonym: carriage house

    Similar: carriage house

driveshed²

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From drive + shed, modelled on watershed.

noun drivesheds

  1. The land area within a defined driving distance or time of a specified location. 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 quic

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"driveshed." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/driveshed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{driveshed_2026,
  title = {driveshed},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/driveshed},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}