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 Great Salt Lake serves as a critical rest stop each year for about 10 million birds — more than 330 species.
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
In one of the fields, a lone oak serves as a rest stop along a public footpath.
—Joel Khalili, Wired News, 17 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
In one of the fields, a lone oak serves as a rest stop along a public footpath.
—Joel Khalili, Wired News, 17 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
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“Rest stop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rest%20stop. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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