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truckstop

British  
/ ˈtrʌkˌstɒp /

noun

  1. a place that supplies fuel, oil, etc, for lorries and trucks, and often provides facilities such as a restaurant for drivers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Craig McCracken’s ongoing “Kid Cosmic” applies a sketchbook aesthetic to the story of a desert truckstop community battling forces from space.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 14, 2021

I once worked on a student reporting project with some classmates at a truckstop, somewhere near the Iowa-Illinois border.

From The Guardian Jul. 18, 2019

Then, of course, there’s the standard bearer of NFL failure: the Cleveland Browns, led by team owner and fraud-ridden truckstop magnate Jimmy Haslam.

From The Guardian Feb. 9, 2016

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