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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According to the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a rest stop in Bennett, approximately 37 miles from Denver, on June 8.
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 19 June 2025
An Indiana State Trooper found Perfetti in a Boone County rest stop.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
New Jersey has become an 8,700-square-mile rest stop.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The film opens on a flickering bulb on the ceiling of a highway rest stop, the camera taking us down to the building’s busy food court, though the family we’re meant to focus our attention on remain far away.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
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Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 19 June 2025
An Indiana State Trooper found Perfetti in a Boone County rest stop.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2025
New Jersey has become an 8,700-square-mile rest stop.
—Dan Barry, New York Times, 18 May 2025
The film opens on a flickering bulb on the ceiling of a highway rest stop, the camera taking us down to the building’s busy food court, though the family we’re meant to focus our attention on remain far away.
—Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 15 May 2025
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“Rest stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20stop. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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