layby

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Noun1.layby - designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarilylayby - designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
lay-by, pull-off, rest area, rest stop
area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
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The shop is at the Longhaven layby on the A90 Aberdeen to Peterhead road.
Trader's plea for removal of bus stop lines; TRANSPORT
A retrospective planning application for change of use of open space to form layby parking plus the construction of a new path and retaining wall was lodged.
Lay-by work gets go ahead
Hidden off a layby on the A4169 near Horsehay, tonnes of refuse has been left to rot on a small hill concealed from the road.
Fly-tippers dump huge pile of rubbish
It will travel westbound to J32 where it will take the A5026 slip road to a large layby and park up overnight.
Power station transformers set for 12mph convoy on A55
THE driver of this van had a lucky escape when he hit a parked wagon on an A19 layby.
Van hits truck in A19 layby
A BMW driver "bizarrely" stopped his car in a layby, stripped naked and simulated sex near the wheel, a court has heard.
'Stressed' shunt driver simulated sex in layby
Nigel Li, 32, was involved in a row with a van driver when they pulled over into a layby just before he was hit by a passing car on a busy dual carriageway.
Fiance killed in roadside row horror just months before dream wedding; Nigel Li, 32, was involved in a row with a van driver when they pulled over into a layby
It is better equipped than a stable but a layby on the A55 is hardly the ideal place to have a baby.
A mum gave birth to her son in the layby of a busy Welsh road; The paramedics had to act quickly and pull into the layby as baby Harry arrived sooner than expected
Work started back in November, but prior to that, the former terminus for the number 10 bus was a layby around the junction.
Residents angry as buses stop outside their houses
Charles Ingram - who became known as the "A9 man" - was evicted from layby 52 near Blair Atholl in September 2015.
The return of A9 man; Only this time, home's an ancient Fiat Panda
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