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rest area

NOUN
encampment
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Dorfman’s products sell particularly well at truck stops and rest area convenience stores: the tiny items keep kids occupied and quiet on long drives.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

She had fallen asleep in a seminar room after a 36-hour shift last Thursday, as there was no designated rest area for her to sleep in.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2024

A car traveling on I-70 when the crash happened was damaged, with the driver making it to a rest area farther down the road.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

An Illinois rest area was full, so Cherno parked on the wide shoulder of the exit ramp leading to it — a common practice for truck drivers.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 14, 2023

There’s a rest area, gently lit in pinkish tones, with several easy chairs and a sofa, in a lime-green bamboo-shoot print, with a wall clock above it in a gold filigree frame.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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