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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All of those are better options than a public rest stop where a bunch of other idiots are just trying to stretch their legs and empty their bladders.
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, was last seen alive in the early morning hours on April 17 at a rest stop on I-95 south in Brevard County, Florida, according to the FBI's Tampa field office.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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.
—New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Is this entrance a new rest stop?
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
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Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Alejandro Jacomino Gonzalez, 41, was last seen alive in the early morning hours on April 17 at a rest stop on I-95 south in Brevard County, Florida, according to the FBI's Tampa field office.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
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.
—New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Is this entrance a new rest stop?
—Jim Radcliffe, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Rest stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20stop. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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