rest area
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1.6
- noun
- /rɛst ˈɛəriə/
- US
:
área de descanso
- After driving for several hours, we stopped at a rest area that had clean restrooms and picnic tables.
- Pull into a rest area
- Rest area off Interstate
- highway rest area
And when I got to the little grills on the side of the rest area, I'd take my charcoal and fry my fish.
- And when I got to the little grills on the side of the rest area, I'd take my charcoal and fry my fish.
- I can barely go pee at a rest area and this man is doing upper body work.
- But me and me and, you know, Danny would get over by the rest area.
Examples
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You know, rest areas have the nicest showers.
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There's a rest area just up ahead.
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- How about next time we stop at a rest area?
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A couple went to a rest area to take a look at the valley.
Blog text (11) -
Our driver got the bus into the rest area.
Fiction book (2001) -
Of course I'll take advantage of that rest area.
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There's a rest area up ahead.
Fiction book (1998) -
Several years ago, I pulled into a rest area east of Tallahassee, Florida, late at night.
Blog text (6) -
He'd been on the highway about ten minutes when he pulled into a rest area to get a cup of coffee.
Fiction book (2001) -
However, the crowded highways and rest areas on a long weekend will mean that problems may arise.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where cars or other vehicles can be left
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1.0
A place to leave a car while you go somewhere
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1.8
A place beside a road where people stop to rest, use toilets, or buy food
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A place where people leave their cars for a short time
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A place where people leave cars or other vehicles
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2.7
A place on a highway where travelers stop for fuel, food, and toilets
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3.8
A paved area beside a main road where cars can stop briefly
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5.9
A paved area beside a main road where vehicles stop briefly to rest or in an emergency
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A place at the side of a road where cars can stop briefly
A paved area beside a main road where vehicles stop briefly
How Equipped
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place to recover or save progress' is directly derivable from combining 'rest' (a period of stopping activity to recover) with 'area' (a region or place) — i.e. an area for resting. This is a straightforward, literal noun–noun composition common across languages and predictable to a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
Rest area comes from the simple idea of a place beside a road where drivers can stop to rest. These roadside areas often have toilets and picnic tables so people can stretch their legs and relax, so the phrase means 'a short stop to rest' on a highway.