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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While Velocity Arts is within the city’s service area, the Utilities Department may relinquish this area to Evergy or another third party provider to serve the project, according to city documents. Taylor O'Connor 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 Personal beverages were stored on the prep table at the front service area. Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 EMSAcare covers out-of-pocket expenses for EMSA treatment-in-place services and emergency ambulance transports ending at a hospital ER anywhere in the EMSA service area, which includes Oklahoma City and Tulsa. Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 28 Aug. 2026 The system said the Norcross gift will also flow into Camden and its broader South Jersey service area. Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 Aug. 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 1 Sep. 2026.

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