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rest area

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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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After a gruelling 36-hour shift, she had fallen asleep in a seminar room due to the lack of a designated rest area.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2024

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

An Illinois rest area was full, so Cherno parked on the wide shoulder of the exit ramp leading to it — a common practice for truck drivers.

From Seattle Times Jul. 14, 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

She drove fast into the empty rest area, the rain darkening the sky.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

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