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 company created a dedicated app for those early riders to hail cars in the service area, with users having to agree to terms that most are probably not reading closely.
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Bridgestone Arena and many other venues offer fans free foam earplugs in the customer service area.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In November 2021, voters in the area outside the city limits approved creating ESD No. 17 to handle ambulance calls in the ESD No. 2 service area.
—Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Like similar programs across the country, their work has proven incredibly effective: Just a year after FORCE Detroit launched as a nonprofit in 2023, shootings and homicides dropped by 52% in its service area, according to city officials.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
Bridgestone Arena and many other venues offer fans free foam earplugs in the customer service area.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In November 2021, voters in the area outside the city limits approved creating ESD No. 17 to handle ambulance calls in the ESD No. 2 service area.
—Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Like similar programs across the country, their work has proven incredibly effective: Just a year after FORCE Detroit launched as a nonprofit in 2023, shootings and homicides dropped by 52% in its service area, according to city officials.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 June 2025
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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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