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.
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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
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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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