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Catchword for “ghost cycle”
Catchword: ghost cycle
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Part of Speech: n.
The part of speech reflects that used in the full entry, and not necessarily the part of speech as it is used in the quotation below.
Quotation: Bicycles painted stark white are chained to stop signs and telephone poles at nearly 40 locations around the city. An eerie visual reminder of the dangers cyclists face every day on local streets, these “ghost cycles” appeared at sites where someone reported a collision or dicey riding conditions.
Article or Document Title:
“‘Ghost bikes’ offer eerie reminder to share the road” (URL)
Author:
Kristin Dizon
Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Publishing Location:
Washington
Date of Publication:
Aug. 3, 2005
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