rest area

1. 1.

   designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily

   Synonymspull-offrest stoplaybylay-by

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Questions about rest area

What does rest area mean?

rest area means "designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily".

What is another word for rest area?

Close synonyms include pull-off, rest stop, layby, lay-by. 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.