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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In addition to the fee increase, the commission approved the district’s 20-year long-range plan and opted to stay with one countywide service area.
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Rose Evans
updated December 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Dec. 2025
As an assistant chief, Mire oversaw emergency response, special operations and all-hazards incident management and was responsible for a 670-square-mile service area and more than 4,000 responders, according to the announcement.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Sacramento County health inspectors closed the Elk Grove high school’s food service area after finding 55 rodent droppings on several locations including lids of to-go boxes under the salad bar and on the floor below the racks in the food equipment storage room.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Our service area is over 2,000 square miles from National City to Borrego Springs.
—Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater San Diego, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
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Rose Evans
updated December 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Dec. 2025
As an assistant chief, Mire oversaw emergency response, special operations and all-hazards incident management and was responsible for a 670-square-mile service area and more than 4,000 responders, according to the announcement.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 3 Dec. 2025
Sacramento County health inspectors closed the Elk Grove high school’s food service area after finding 55 rodent droppings on several locations including lids of to-go boxes under the salad bar and on the floor below the racks in the food equipment storage room.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025
Our service area is over 2,000 square miles from National City to Borrego Springs.
—Boys & Girls Clubs Of Greater San Diego, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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