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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ComEd said the 80 miles per hour winds had the biggest impact on their service area. Darius Johnson, CBS News, 12 June 2026 Inside the warehouse, the store would have the typical hearing and optical areas, a food service area, a bakery, coolers and, of course, long rows of merchandise, plans show. Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026 Speaking of washing, some of the employees didn’t wash their hands before prepping chicken wings for customers or when entering the food-service area before handling clean utensils and preparing food. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 June 2026 Larger utility companies that operate regionally or across entire states are less tied to the economic success of a specific municipality within their service area. Lauren Mullenbach, The Conversation, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for service area

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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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