rest area

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Outdoor, Roads

ˈrest ˌarea noun [countable]  especially American EnglishDLOTTR a place near a road where you can stop and rest, go to the toilet etc 〔公路旁的〕休息站

Examples from the Corpus

rest area• They were in a rest area, with comfortable chairs and sofas arranged round coffee tables.• I pass up a roadside rest area, a happy hunting ground for new cars and ready cash.• Meanwhile, the waiter went straight to the staff rest area and, using a coin phone, dialled his contact.

ˈrest ˌarea nounChineseSyllable  

near a road a where Corpus place

rest area
ˈrest ˌarea noun [countable]
especially American English a place near a road where you can stop and rest, go to the toilet etc

rest area, BrE /ˈrest eəriə/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrest eriə/ 🔊 rest stopBrE /ˈrest stɒp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrest stɑːp/ 🔊 noun (NAmE) an area beside an important road where people can stop their cars to rest, eat food, etc. （主干道旁的）停车休息区，休息站  ➡  compare lay-by (1)