bike stand
- noun
- /baɪk stænd/
:
soporte para bicicletas
- The city installed a new bike stand near the park to encourage more people to cycle.
Examples
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These bikes have been placed in racks around the small city, and anyone can borrow them for free and then return them to the nearest bike stand.
Academic text (2001) -
New on-campus bike stand educates student cyclists.
Blog text (23) -
At 4 o'clock, he left his bike in the supermarket bike stand, grabbed a cart, and headed for the tomatoes.
Fiction book (2000) -
She secured her bicycle at the bike stand before entering the store.
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Many commuters rely on the bike stand at the train station to leave their bikes safely.
Synonyms
322
2.5
A piece of furniture that holds or shows things
205
1.2
A frame for holding or showing things
5
2.1
A metal frame for parking and locking bikes
1
1.9
A frame made of metal or wood where you lock and park a bike
A rack for holding and locking bikes
A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles
A metal frame where people lock and leave bicycles
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a rack or frame for parking and securing bicycles' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'bike' (bicycle) with 'stand' (a structure for holding or supporting). This noun-noun compounding pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows normal English composition, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The compound noun bike stand comes from the simple image of a bike resting on something that lets it stand upright. That frame or rack is where you 'park' and 'lock' your bicycle to keep it safe, so today bike stand means a rack or frame for parking and keeping a bike safe.