truck stop

American  

noun

1. a gas station, usually at the side of a major highway, where truck drivers stop for fuel, and often including a restaurant, sleeping and showering rooms, a store selling basic items, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of truck stop

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Officers found her at a truck stop in Posen, Illinois, where they said Geyser told them to "just Google" her name and that she had "done something really bad".

From BBC

When the big rig departed the San Mateo County Event Center that night, it touched off a complex choreography that culminated at an Interstate 5 truck stop about 70 miles north of Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times

Hopkins was released in 1963, working first at a truck stop before taking on other jobs.

From BBC

A few days later, detectives found the stolen backhoe at a truck stop in Tulare.

From Los Angeles Times

That brings me to the truck stop in Nevada.

From Salon