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 car was towed from Highway 101 near the Empire Camp rest area, between Piercy and Willits. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

On United, for example, the least expensive fare in the airlines’ lie-flat pod Polaris cabin doesn’t come with access to the Polaris business-class airport lounge, which features a bar, sit-down dining, a rest area, showers and other amenities. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026

He was directed to come to the Fairfield rest area to meet with troopers and, once there, was identified as 44-year-old Jeffrey Guerette of Bridgeport, according to state police. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

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

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