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LAY-BY

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• LAY-BY (noun)
The noun LAY-BY has 1 sense:

1. designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily

Familiarity information: LAY-BY used as a noun is very rare.

• LAY-BY (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

lay-by; layby; pull-off; rest area; rest stop

Context example:

in England they call a rest area a lay-by

Hypernyms ("lay-by" is a kind of...):

area (a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function)

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