Definition of Rest area

1. Noun. Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily.

Exact synonyms: Lay-by, Layby, Pull-off, Rest Stop
Generic synonyms: Area

Definition of Rest area

1. Noun. A place on the interstate where one can stop to use the restroom, rest or do other things. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Rest area

1. The portion of a tooth structure or of a restoration in a tooth that is prepared to receive the positive seating of the metallic occlusal, incisal, lingual, or cingulum rest of a removable prosthesis. Synonym: rest seat. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rest Area

resprings
resprout
resprouted
resprouting
resprouts
resprung
ressaldar
ressaldars
ressentiment
ressentiments
rest
rest's of Serres
rest-cure
rest-harrow
rest.
rest area (current term)
rest bite
rest day
rest energy
rest his soul
rest home
rest homes
rest house
rest in peace
rest jaw relation
rest nitrogen

Literary usage of Rest area

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the 126th Infantry in the War with Germany by Emil B. Gansser (1920)
"IN JOINVILLE rest area This was the first time since the regiment entered the Alsace trench sector, in May, 1918, that it was billeted in a region where ..."

2. History of the 126th Infantry in the War with Germany by Emil B. Gansser (1920)
"IN JOINVILLE rest area This was the first time since the regiment entered the Alsace trench sector, in May, 1918, that it was billeted in a region where ..."

3. Lewis and Clark Road Trips: Exploring the Trail Across America by Kira Gale (2006)
"{£} CLARK'S DISMAL NITCH MEGLER rest area MEGLER WA From the Washington side of the ... Go 6.7 miles to the Megler rest area. From the Oregon side of the ..."

4. ... The History of the 33rd Division, A.E.F., by Frederick Louis Huidekoper by Frederic Louis Huidekoper (1921)
"of the 313th Infantry in the front lines and the 129th taking over those of the 314th Infantry in the rest area. Similarly the 66th Brigade was to relieve ..."

5. The Fourth Division: Its Services and Achievements in the World War by Christian Albert Bach, Henry Noble Hall (1920)
"Arriving in the rest area, mostly in woods, they dug in and pitched their shelter tents over ... While in the rest area the men cleaned up, received some ..."

6. Adventure Guide Honduras & the Bay Islands by Maria Fiallos (2006)
"The waterfall view trail branches of the main trail from the first rest area and takes about four to five hours round-trip. Another shorter option (one to ..."

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