service area
noun
chiefly British
: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.
Examples of service area in a Sentence
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Back to the food service area, the hot holding unit needed to keep foods over 135 degrees.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
He was escorted to the service area of the toll plaza (which was just east of Oakland Boulevard) to have his photo taken, then driven to Dallas for more photos and treated to two free meals at the Glass House, a tank of gas and a 50-cent piece to cover his toll.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
The scholarship is open to students who live or go to school within the Vista Irrigation District’s service area, which includes Vista, parts of San Marcos, Escondido, Oceanside and unincorporated areas of the county of San Diego.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
Below are some general tips on finding help if you’re lost:
Try getting back to a cell service area to call for help.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
In the food service area, no time mark was on spinach empanadas, meat empanadas, ham croquetas, meat pastelitos, guava and cheese tequenos and pastelitos, ham and cheese pastelitos and beef empanadas.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
Since it’s been expanded last summer, trips are available from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day, with a fare of $3 within the county’s service area.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The suspension does not affect the company’s ability to operate in its current service area, which includes most of San Francisco, as well as a portion of Los Angeles.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
Anyone interested in registering for classes who lives in the district’s service area – Alviso, Campbell, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, Saratoga and parts of San Jose and Sunnyvale – would qualify for the tuition waiver, according to the district’s website.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2024
He was escorted to the service area of the toll plaza (which was just east of Oakland Boulevard) to have his photo taken, then driven to Dallas for more photos and treated to two free meals at the Glass House, a tank of gas and a 50-cent piece to cover his toll.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Apr. 2024
The scholarship is open to students who live or go to school within the Vista Irrigation District’s service area, which includes Vista, parts of San Marcos, Escondido, Oceanside and unincorporated areas of the county of San Diego.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2024
Below are some general tips on finding help if you’re lost:
Try getting back to a cell service area to call for help.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 15 Apr. 2024
In the food service area, no time mark was on spinach empanadas, meat empanadas, ham croquetas, meat pastelitos, guava and cheese tequenos and pastelitos, ham and cheese pastelitos and beef empanadas.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2024
Since it’s been expanded last summer, trips are available from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day, with a fare of $3 within the county’s service area.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The suspension does not affect the company’s ability to operate in its current service area, which includes most of San Francisco, as well as a portion of Los Angeles.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Feb. 2024
Anyone interested in registering for classes who lives in the district’s service area – Alviso, Campbell, Los Gatos, Santa Clara, Saratoga and parts of San Jose and Sunnyvale – would qualify for the tuition waiver, according to the district’s website.
—Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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