lay-by
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lay-by
- /ˈleɪ.baɪ/ UK
Where it comes from
From lay + by.
noun lay-bys · lay by · lay bye · lay-bye
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A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities such as food vendors or public telephones.
Similar: turnout, rest stop, truck stop
- A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
- A widened section of a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free, for mooring of vessels, where vessels can lay over or allow others to pass.
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A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.
1930 October 16, Hordern Brothers (Sydney retailer), advertisement, quoted in 1966, Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, chapter X, section 2, page 206,
Avail yourself of our Lay-By Service
Similar: layaway
Translations
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noun road-side rest area
| Español | área de aparcamiento, área de estacionamiento |
|---|---|
| Français | aire de repos |
| Deutsch | Haltebucht, Rastplatz |
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