bike parking rack
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- noun
- /baɪk ˈpɑrkɪŋ ræk/
- During the festival, many people used the available bike parking racks to safely store their bicycles.
Examples
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The city installed new bike parking racks near the park to encourage cycling.
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We hear $150 is being spent for bike parking racks.
Blog text (18) -
After riding to work, she secured her bicycle to the bike parking rack by locking it in place.
Synonyms
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A frame for holding or showing things
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A metal frame for parking and locking bikes
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A frame made of metal or wood where you lock and park a bike
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A metal rack where you park and lock a bicycle
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A rack for holding and locking bikes
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A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a metal frame where bicycles can be parked and locked' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bike' + 'parking' + 'rack' — each constituent contributes straightforward, literal information about the object. This compositional noun phrase follows common English compounding patterns (and similar constructions exist in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Bike parking rack is a simple picture made of three words: bike, parking, and rack. A rack is a metal frame, parking means leaving something, and bike is a bicycle, so it may come from the idea of a frame where you 'park' and 'lock' your bike, which is why it means a place to securely leave bicycles.