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bike shed

noun [C]
 
UK

Definition

a small building in which bicycles are stored: Your bike will be safer if you leave it in the bike shed.BicyclesBuildings for storing things
(Definition of bike shed noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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