service area
Britishnoun
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a place on a motorway providing garage services, restaurants, toilet facilities, etc
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the area within which a satisfactory signal can be received from a given radio transmitter
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PacifiCorp has halted dividend payments to Berkshire and agreed earlier this year to sell much of its Washington service area, power generation and infrastructure to Portland General Electric for $1.9 billion to raise capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
In addition to the new Los Angeles destinations, Waymo expanded its San Diego service area north to La Jolla on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
At the Los Angeles Fire Department, Poirier oversaw a service area of more than 100 fire stations with 1,000 firefighters and paramedics on duty each day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Dominion’s Virginia service area is a hub for data centers, with electricity load forecast to grow over 5% annually.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
When I’d blasted it with water from the fire extinguisher, the burning plastic had simply scattered and the fire spread, and for a moment I’d been terrified—the service area was full of old wood.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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