rest stop
noun
US
: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.
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The team was so committed to this, in fact, that one member was stranded at a western Pennsylvania rest stop while the others completed a 90-minute detour just to circle back around and pick him up without disengaging FSD.
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Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
The account, shared in a now-viral BlueSky thread, described growing confusion and fear after a driver switch at a rest stop.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
More than 100 bird species use the area as a rest stop along the Pacific Flyway during their yearly migrations between Alaska and Mexico.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
As Parker discovered in Georgia, AI doesn't always know which side of the road a rest stop is on.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 Jan. 2026
The account, shared in a now-viral BlueSky thread, described growing confusion and fear after a driver switch at a rest stop.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
More than 100 bird species use the area as a rest stop along the Pacific Flyway during their yearly migrations between Alaska and Mexico.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
As Parker discovered in Georgia, AI doesn't always know which side of the road a rest stop is on.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for rest stop
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“Rest stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20stop. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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