service area
noun
chiefly British
: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.
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The service has a flat rate of $6.90 and remains limited to an invitation-only group of early users.
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Tesla recently expanded the program’s service area and plans to do so again in the coming weeks, Musk said.
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
The main reason not to have a giant service area is the cost.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
About 20 used the hanging glass rack over the dining room bar’s service area for rest between flights.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
In Los Angeles and San Francisco this past week, Waymo stopped serving certain areas that are part of its normal service area.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
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Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 25 July 2025
The main reason not to have a giant service area is the cost.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
About 20 used the hanging glass rack over the dining room bar’s service area for rest between flights.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
In Los Angeles and San Francisco this past week, Waymo stopped serving certain areas that are part of its normal service area.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 14 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for service area
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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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