rest stop
a stop made, as during a ride or trip in an automobile, so that one may get refreshments, use a restroom, etc.
a rest area, as a roadside parking or picnic area.
Origin of rest stop
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How to use rest stop in a sentence
Right now I’m looking at the highway median at the rest stop on I-95 just south of Wilmington, Delaware.
How Stupid Is Our Obsession With Lawns? (Ep. 289 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | July 1, 2021 | FreakonomicsWith a beige exterior and brown stucco roof that belie the pastel delicacies inside, Dutchman’s Market isn’t any old rest stop.
He slept in the parking lots of Walmarts and rest stops, using a gym membership he had managed to hold on to to take showers.
From Olympic medalist to Capitol rioter: The fall of Klete Keller | Dave Sheinin, Rick Maese | January 15, 2021 | Washington PostAs the rest of the family gathered in the emergency room parking lot, Jerry, a trucker, was at a rest stop in San Antonio.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge | by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung | December 21, 2020 | ProPublicaStill, it’s best to decide ahead of time what you’ll need at the rest stop, Gibbs says.
How to plan a COVID-safe Thanksgiving, week-by-week | Kate Baggaley | October 30, 2020 | Popular-Science
Imagine if every rest stop on an interstate housed a rapid-charging station.
Tesla’s Radical Patent Move is a Plot to Take Over the Road | Daniel Gross | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTToday is the last full day of ski-ing before an enforced 24 hour rest stop at Checkpoint 1.
Prince Harry And Polar Expedition Veterans 'Exhausted and Weary' But Solider On | Tom Sykes | December 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn other words, if she drops herself off at the Vince Lombardi rest stop in fishnet stockings.
British Dictionary definitions for rest stop
the US name for lay-by (def. 1)
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