Stop or rest

  • 1rest stop — rest stops (The form rest area is also used for meaning 2.) 1) N COUNT On a long journey by road, a rest stop is a short period when you stop and leave your vehicle, for example to eat or go to the toilet. 2) N COUNT A rest stop or rest area is a …

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  • 2rest stop — n a place near a road where you can stop and rest, use the toilet etc …

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  • 3rest — rest2 [rest] n. [ME < MFr reste < OFr rester, to rest, remain < L restare, to stop, stand, rest, remain < re , back + stare, to STAND] 1. what is left after part is taken away; remainder 2. [with pl. v.] the others: Used with the vi.… …

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  • 4rest area — rest .area n especially AmE a place near a road where you can stop and rest, go to the toilet etc …

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  • 5rest — rest1 W1S1 [rest] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 the rest 2¦(relaxing)¦ 3 put/set somebody s mind at rest 4 come to rest 5 give it a rest 6 give something a rest 7 at rest 8 and all the rest of it 9 and the rest 10 lay/put something …

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  • 6rest — 1 /rest/ noun 1 the rest what is left after everything else has been used, dealt with, killed etc: I got half way through reciting the poem and couldn t remember the rest. | At least four of the enemy were killed and the rest fled. (+ of): He ll… …

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  • 7rest area — noun designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily • Syn: ↑pull off, ↑rest stop, ↑layby, ↑lay by • Hypernyms: ↑area * * * noun, pl ⋯ eas [count] US : an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the… …

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  • 8rest stop — A place at the side of a road where drivers can stop (to rest). The British term is lay by …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 9rest area — noun (C) especially AmE a place near a road where you can stop and rest, go to the toilet etc …

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  • 10Rest area — Rest stop redirects here. For the film, see Rest Stop (film). For the Stephen King story, see Rest Stop (short story). Lay by redirects here. For the form of installment purchase, see Layaway. Rest area on northbound Interstate 81 at milepost 262 …

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