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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Troopers responded to reports of the multi-car crash at 3:14 a.m. on I-95 North just before a rest stop, according to Connecticut State Police.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
Police have made an arrest in the West Springfield murders of 18-year-old Theresa Marcoux and 20-year-old Mark Harnish, who were found shot to death at a rest stop on the morning of Nov. 19, 1978.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
Two of the three criminals were caught at a rest stop, but the 30-year-old Dutch driver escaped and continued to drive against the traffic at speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour, until colliding head-on with a van.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
But by early this year, photos of eye-watering menu prices at some McDonald’s locations — including an $18 Big Mac combo at a Connecticut rest stop from July 2023 — went viral, bringing diners’ long-simmering frustrations to a boiling point that the company couldn’t ignore.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
Police have made an arrest in the West Springfield murders of 18-year-old Theresa Marcoux and 20-year-old Mark Harnish, who were found shot to death at a rest stop on the morning of Nov. 19, 1978.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 13 Nov. 2024
Two of the three criminals were caught at a rest stop, but the 30-year-old Dutch driver escaped and continued to drive against the traffic at speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour, until colliding head-on with a van.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
But by early this year, photos of eye-watering menu prices at some McDonald’s locations — including an $18 Big Mac combo at a Connecticut rest stop from July 2023 — went viral, bringing diners’ long-simmering frustrations to a boiling point that the company couldn’t ignore.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Rest stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20stop. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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