service area
noun
chiefly British
: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.
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Pasadena: The city northeast of downtown Los Angeles issued an alert not to drink tap water in certain parts of Pasadena Water and Power’s service area.
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Erin Mendell, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images The Palisades Fire, the largest of the blazes, began outside Edison's service area, according to the company.
—Ece Yildirim,russell Leung,fred Imbert,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Paratransit service for people with disabilities is federally mandated, but the service area could be cut by more than half on weekends, the RTA said.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Over 512,000 people in the organization’s service area face food insecurity, over a third of whom are children.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
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Erin Mendell, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Jon Putman | Anadolu | Getty Images The Palisades Fire, the largest of the blazes, began outside Edison's service area, according to the company.
—Ece Yildirim,russell Leung,fred Imbert,kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2025
Paratransit service for people with disabilities is federally mandated, but the service area could be cut by more than half on weekends, the RTA said.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Over 512,000 people in the organization’s service area face food insecurity, over a third of whom are children.
—Kate Marijolovic, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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