rest area
noun
: an area adjacent to a highway at which restrooms and refreshments are usually available
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Her wallet turned up at a highway rest area in North Florida.
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Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
There are six passenger lavatories onboard, plus a rest area and mini-galley for the aircrew.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Painted Canyon Rest Area – I-94 (Theodore Roosevelt National Park), North Dakota
More than a pit stop, this rest area is a front-row seat to the breathtaking Painted Canyon.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board said driver fatigue and poor company oversight of its drivers also played key roles when the Greyhound bus exited Interstate 70 onto a rest area ramp east of St. Louis and struck three semitrailers parked on the shoulder.
—John O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 May 2025
There are six passenger lavatories onboard, plus a rest area and mini-galley for the aircrew.
—Marisa Garcia, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Painted Canyon Rest Area – I-94 (Theodore Roosevelt National Park), North Dakota
More than a pit stop, this rest area is a front-row seat to the breathtaking Painted Canyon.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board said driver fatigue and poor company oversight of its drivers also played key roles when the Greyhound bus exited Interstate 70 onto a rest area ramp east of St. Louis and struck three semitrailers parked on the shoulder.
—John O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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“Rest area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20area. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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