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rest area

British  

noun

  1. a motorists' stopping place, usually off a highway, equipped with tables, seats, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It also can't be left in the aisles in case there is an emergency evacuation, Jay says, or placed in the crew rest area on a long-haul flight.

From BBC Mar. 9, 2025

A car traveling on I-70 when the crash happened was damaged, with the driver making it to a rest area farther down the road.

From Washington Times Jul. 28, 2023

About two hours into the trip, I stopped to charge at a rest area north of Montreal that had a shiny bank of blue-and-white Electric Circuit fast chargers.

From New York Times Sep. 22, 2022

Amazon installed a TV monitor at the entrance in mid-July listing recorded indoor temperatures in various wings of the facility and created an additional rest area to counter heat, workers said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 21, 2022

They park at a rest area next to the Ohio River.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

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