rest area
noun
: an area adjacent to a highway at which restrooms and refreshments are usually available
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The sheriff’s office asked people on the trail to avoid the 1,000-step rest area.
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
According to state police, Connecticut troopers found that the 2021 BMW 330i had struck an embankment near the state Department of Transportation weigh station and rest area entrance, causing a rollover.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
He was last seen alive early the next day at the I-95 South Brevard County rest area in Grant-Valkaria.
—Sofia Saric, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Walkers should meet at the circle rest area by the bike racks and benches.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 May 2026
According to state police, Connecticut troopers found that the 2021 BMW 330i had struck an embankment near the state Department of Transportation weigh station and rest area entrance, causing a rollover.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2026
He was last seen alive early the next day at the I-95 South Brevard County rest area in Grant-Valkaria.
—Sofia Saric, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
Walkers should meet at the circle rest area by the bike racks and benches.
—Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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“Rest area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20area. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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