What does lay-by mean?

lay-by means "designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily".

How many syllables are in lay-by?

lay-by has 2 syllables and divides as lay--by under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for lay-by?

Close synonyms include pull-off, rest area, rest stop, layby. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lay-by a common word?

lay-by is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Lay-by — meaning and 4 synonyms

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
Synonymspull-off rest area rest stop layby
Broaderarea

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What does lay-by mean?: lay-by means "designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily".
How many syllables are in lay-by?: lay-by has 2 syllables and divides as lay--by under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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