lay-by
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈleɪ.baɪ/
lay-by
- (UK) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.
- (UK) A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
- (nautical) A widened section of a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free, for mooring of vessels, where vessels can lay over or allow others to pass.
- (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa) A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.
- 1930 October 16, Hordern Brothers (Sydney retailer), advertisement, quoted in 1966, Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, chapter X, section 2, page 206,
- Avail yourself of our Lay-By Service
- 1930 October 16, Hordern Brothers (Sydney retailer), advertisement, quoted in 1966, Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, chapter X, section 2, page 206,
- (road-side rest area) turnout, rest stop, truck stop
- (railroad side track) siding, sidetrack
- (retail program of delayed purchase) layaway (US)
- German: Haltebucht, Rastplatz
- Spanish: área de aparcamiento, área de estacionamiento
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