"ghost bike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ghost bikes [plural]
Etymology: First use appears c. 2003 in the US. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost bike (plural ghost bikes)
  1. A bicycle painted white and set up as a roadside memorial to indicate where a cyclist was killed by traffic. Synonyms: ghost bicycle Translations (Translations): vélo fantôme [masculine] (French), Geisterrad [neuter] (German), Geisterfahrrad [neuter] (German), bici fantasma [feminine] (Italian), bicicleta fantasma [feminine] (Portuguese), призрачный велосипед (prizračnyj velosiped) (Russian), bicicleta fantasma [feminine] (Spanish), bicicleta blanca [feminine] (Spanish)

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