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 Mamdani administration announced the opening of a rest stop for delivery workers, which had been in the works for years but was sped to completion in the first 100 days of the administration.
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New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Is this entrance a new rest stop?
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Before the first rest stop, news spread that someone had been injured.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
The Great Salt Lake serves as a critical rest stop each year for about 10 million birds — more than 330 species.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
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New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Is this entrance a new rest stop?
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
Before the first rest stop, news spread that someone had been injured.
—Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2026
The Great Salt Lake serves as a critical rest stop each year for about 10 million birds — more than 330 species.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2026.
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