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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To my annoyance, the new service area does not include my own home.
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Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The rideshare service area is bound by US 101 to the north, Fair Oaks Avenue to the east, El Camino Real to the south and the Mountain View border to the west.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
About 35% of the CTA service area’s population lives within half a mile of the first eight routes that will have service boosted this spring, and once changes take effect on all 20 routes, about 70% of the population will live within half a mile of a key route, according to CTA officials.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Now, the service area includes the barrier island from the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center to the Boca Raton Inlet, according to the city.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Brad Templeton, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The rideshare service area is bound by US 101 to the north, Fair Oaks Avenue to the east, El Camino Real to the south and the Mountain View border to the west.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
About 35% of the CTA service area’s population lives within half a mile of the first eight routes that will have service boosted this spring, and once changes take effect on all 20 routes, about 70% of the population will live within half a mile of a key route, according to CTA officials.
—Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Now, the service area includes the barrier island from the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center to the Boca Raton Inlet, according to the city.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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