service area
noun
chiefly British
: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.
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The town’s attorneys have had to make that case to several property owners in the utility’s service area already, basing their views on prior court cases from other Arizona towns.
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Its service area remains limited to parts of California, including select metro areas such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, and Oakland.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin's Food Distribution Program provides food for eligible people living within its service area.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The club, founded in 2009, provides $80,000 benefits to every first responder in its service area in Johnson, Somervell and Parker counties, member Tom Cowan said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Its service area remains limited to parts of California, including select metro areas such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, and Oakland.
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin's Food Distribution Program provides food for eligible people living within its service area.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The club, founded in 2009, provides $80,000 benefits to every first responder in its service area in Johnson, Somervell and Parker counties, member Tom Cowan said.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Nov. 2025
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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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