rest stop

noun

US

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

Examples of rest stop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For decades, Orlando has been treated like the NFL’s favorite rest stop. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Their plans are derailed when Joseph accidentally crashes into free-spirited Nora’s (DeVitto) RV at a rest stop. — Rachel Labonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Last month, a Sikh truck driver was stabbed 17 times at a Wyoming rest stop. — Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

And a Buc-ee’s rest stop, equipped with famously clean restrooms, on my way to the State Fair of Texas produced the perfect cross-section of voters to ask whether the Lone Star State is really going blue. — Carine Hajjar, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for rest stop

• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop
• blacktop
• bookshop
• clatsop
• desktop
• eavesdrop
• estop
• hardtop
• hilltop