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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Disposable utensils in the customer self service area are stored with the mouth contact up. — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026 The grants were recently selected from more than 109 applications for projects addressing community needs throughout United Way Northwest Indiana’s five-county service area. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026 Most modern cellphone towers have one or more GPS receivers, which collect timing signals to synchronize transmissions, as well as navigation data to boost location accuracy in cellphones in their service area. — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Oct. 2026 The South Florida Donor Network retrieved 79 organs from 24 donors in June, the highest monthly totals ever recorded in the South Florida donation service area, according to the nonprofit. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 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 3 Nov. 2026.

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