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
Example Sentences
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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
Its service area covers more than 2 million customers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
The command hub is kept movie-theater dark so the operators, known as dispatchers, can better study the wall-to-wall screens showing the movement of electricity across the service area.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
When Asthana took over as CEO of PJM in 2020, power plants within its service area were shutting down more quickly than they could be replaced.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Anna May strode into the service area, sporting a turquoise linen blouse with wide-cut sleeves and a close-fitting hat with an arching brim.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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