rest stop

[ rest stop ]

noun

1. a stop made, as during a ride or trip in an automobile, so that one may get refreshments, use a restroom, etc.
2. a rest area, as a roadside parking or picnic area.

rest stop

noun

1. the US name for lay-by

Word History and Origins

Origin of rest stop¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Right now I’m looking at the highway median at the rest stop on I-95 just south of Wilmington, Delaware.

From Freakonomics

With a beige exterior and brown stucco roof that belie the pastel delicacies inside, Dutchman’s Market isn’t any old rest stop.

From Eater

He slept in the parking lots of Walmarts and rest stops, using a gym membership he had managed to hold on to to take showers.

From Washington Post

As the rest of the family gathered in the emergency room parking lot, Jerry, a trucker, was at a rest stop in San Antonio.

From ProPublica

Still, it’s best to decide ahead of time what you’ll need at the rest stop, Gibbs says.

From Popular-Science

Imagine if every rest stop on an interstate housed a rapid-charging station.

From The Daily Beast

Today is the last full day of ski-ing before an enforced 24 hour rest stop at Checkpoint 1.

From The Daily Beast

In other words, if she drops herself off at the Vince Lombardi Rest Stop in fishnet stockings.

From The Daily Beast