rest area

noun

: an area adjacent to a highway at which restrooms and refreshments are usually available

Examples of rest area in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The center will replace the limited facility built in 1978 in conjunction with the North Dakota highway rest area system. — Diana Lamdin Meyer, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Local reports indicate the facilities rely on water from an inland spring that is outside Caltrans' control, and the same rest area experienced a similar extended summer closure last year. — Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

However, there is a time limit to how long a car can stay parked at a rest area. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 June 2026

Kids can burn off energy in the Pineapple Paradise water play area or find a quiet place to pause, decompress and reset in the Mussel Beach rest area. — Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 16 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rest area

• ceria
• feria
• varia
• aquaria
• gregaria
• herbaria
• hysteria
• malaria
• puparia
• rancheria
• araucaria
• arenaria