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 barrels are only available for customers who live within West Basin Municipal Water District’s service area. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Claiborne said the county’s service area includes both dense and rural communities, requiring collection trucks to travel farther between some customers. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Round 200 volunteers help pack nutritious food for neighbors across the Northern Illinois Food Bank's 13-county service area. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026 The company’s current service area stretches from Pacific Beach south to Sunset Cliffs, southeast to Barrio Logan and northeast to Normal Heights. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 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 5 Oct. 2026.

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