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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New Jersey has become an 8,700-square-mile rest stop.
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Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The film opens on a flickering bulb on the ceiling of a highway rest stop, the camera taking us down to the building’s busy food court, though the family we’re meant to focus our attention on remain far away.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Biden Welcome Center – I-95 (Newark), Delaware Delaware goes big with the Biden Welcome Center – a sleek, modern rest stop that offers bright, airy spaces, fast food choices, and some of the cleanest facilities on the East Coast.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
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.
—Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The film opens on a flickering bulb on the ceiling of a highway rest stop, the camera taking us down to the building’s busy food court, though the family we’re meant to focus our attention on remain far away.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
Biden Welcome Center – I-95 (Newark), Delaware Delaware goes big with the Biden Welcome Center – a sleek, modern rest stop that offers bright, airy spaces, fast food choices, and some of the cleanest facilities on the East Coast.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 May 2025
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.
—Jennifer Vermeer, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rest stop
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“Rest stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20stop. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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