transit shed

noun

1. a building located on or near a pier piershed or wharf wharf shed used for short-term storage of cargo in transit.

Example Sentences

This year’s Uncorked will be held at the Transit Shed — a popular venue located on scenic Historic Pier 1 at the bottom of bustling Commercial Avenue downtown.

From Seattle Times

Additionally, be sure to gather over at the Historic Port Transit Shed Dec. 10 and 11 for the Anacortes Schools Foundation Family Holiday Fair.

From Seattle Times

The company also will have 110,000 square feet of warehouse space in the new West Pier Transit Shed, increasing its dry-storage capacity and adding 20,000 square feet of temperature-controlled space.

From Seattle Times

Southern Industrial was the lowest eligible bidder, at $47 million, to build a transit shed for tenants Dole Fresh Fruit Co. and Crowley Liner Services Inc., and Dole’s administrative office building and entry gate.

From Washington Times

The Griffin administration has spent half a million dollars for a 400-ft. pier, a transit shed and sulphur unloading facilities.

From Time Magazine Archive