rest stop

noun

US
: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.

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That keeps your bikes from walking away at a rest stop. Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 13 May 2026 The last rest stop provides a moment to pose before participants finish at the Hyatt Regency Zadar. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 11 May 2026 All of those are better options than a public rest stop where a bunch of other idiots are just trying to stretch their legs and empty their bladders. Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, was last seen alive in the early morning hours on April 17 at a rest stop on I-95 south in Brevard County, Florida, according to the FBI's Tampa field office. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rest stop

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“Rest stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20stop. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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