rest stop
noun
US
: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.
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Slip-on sneakers are a non-negotiable for me on a road trip — no laces, no fuss, just an easy style that works from rest stop to restaurant.
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Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
All of these areas were remnants of the city’s industrial-era glory years as a mill town, as well as symbols of its post-war decline, when businesses fled and Providence was split by highways that turned it into a glorified rest stop for people traveling to bigger cities and better suburbs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
The commercial begins with the musician arriving in a bright red pickup truck at a rest stop that features a gas station, motel and diner.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
According to the warrant affidavit, the charges stem from an incident reported on Dec. 27, 2024, around 1:30 p.m. when troopers responded to a rest stop off of I-95 in Darien to meet with the alleged victim.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
All of these areas were remnants of the city’s industrial-era glory years as a mill town, as well as symbols of its post-war decline, when businesses fled and Providence was split by highways that turned it into a glorified rest stop for people traveling to bigger cities and better suburbs.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2025
The commercial begins with the musician arriving in a bright red pickup truck at a rest stop that features a gas station, motel and diner.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
According to the warrant affidavit, the charges stem from an incident reported on Dec. 27, 2024, around 1:30 p.m. when troopers responded to a rest stop off of I-95 in Darien to meet with the alleged victim.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Rest stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20stop. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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