service area

noun

chiefly British
: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web In fact, Wheels Up trimmed its international service area to just a few airports in Canada and the Bahamas last December. Doug Gollan, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2023 According to federal organ procurement data, the smallest donation service area was about 3,600 square miles, while the largest was about 808,000 square miles; populations ranged from 1.4 million to 20 million. Malena Carollo And Ben Tanen, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Mar. 2023 According to federal organ procurement data, the smallest donation service area was about 3,600 square miles, while the largest was about 808,000 square miles; populations ranged from 1.4 million to 20 million. Ben Tanen, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023 Eligible students must live or attend school within the Vallecitos Water District’s service area. Laura Groch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Mar. 2023 The billion-dollar dam raising would make water available beyond SRP’s traditional service area. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2023 One inch of rain within the departments service area equals about 7.1 billion gallons of water, all of which can't be handled by the department's green infrastructure, leading to an abundance of water in the combined sewer system. Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023 Currently, 94% of customers have power, as crews restore power across the company's service area. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2023 Aurora Downtown is a not-for-profit organization that oversees the special service area. Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2023 See More

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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 28 Mar. 2023.

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