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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Kentucky serves as a crucial rest stop for millions of migratory birds each spring and fall. Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 24 July 2025 But instead of handling the situation like an adult and having a conversation, Hannah chooses to lock herself in a rest stop bathroom and refuse to talk to him. Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 July 2025 But Chicago proved but a rest stop on the road to a sale. The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 July 2025 The ancient rest stop where the coins were discovered also consisted of a mikveh, which is a ritual Jewish bath, and a pool or reservoir that was used to hold water. Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025 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 27 Jul. 2025.

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