rest area
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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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