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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REST AREA

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Rest area is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES REST AREA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rest area

Rest area

A rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility, located next to a large thoroughfare such as a highway, expressway, or freeway at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting on to secondary roads. Other names include motorway service area, service station, rest and service area, resto, service plaza, and service centre. Facilities may include park-like areas, fuel stations, restrooms, and restaurants. A rest area or rest stop with limited or no public facility is a parking area or scenic area. Along some highways and roads are rest stops known as a wayside parks, roadside parks, or picnic areas. Rest areas are common in the United States, Canada, Australia, and parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Definition of rest area in the English dictionary

The definition of rest area in the dictionary is a motorists' stopping place, usually off a highway, equipped with tables, seats, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REST AREA

rest
rest camp
rest centre
rest day
rest mass
rest on one´s laurels
rest on one´s oars
rest period
rest room
rest stop
rest-cure
rest-home
restabilise
restabilize
restable
restack
restaff
restage
restamp
restart

WORDS THAT END LIKE REST AREA

area
catchment area
conservation area
dining area
floor area
grey area
mining area
no-go area
reception area
recreation area
restricted area
safe area
service area
six-yard area
smoking area
surface area
target area
technical area
urban area
white area
work area

Synonyms and antonyms of rest area in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rest area» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REST AREA

Find out the translation of rest area to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rest area from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rest area» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

休息区
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

zona de descanso
570 millions of speakers

English

rest area
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाकी क्षेत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منطقة الراحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зона отдыха
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

área de descanso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশ্রাম এলাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aire de repos
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kawasan rehat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ruhezone
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

サービスエリア
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나머지 지역
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rest area
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

góc đậu xe và nghỉ đường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓய்வு பகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विश्रांती क्षेत्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dinlenme alanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

area di sosta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miejsce odpoczynku
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зона відпочинку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zona de odihnă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπόλοιπη περιοχή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

res area
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rastplats
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rasteplass
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rest area

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REST AREA»

The term «rest area» is regularly used and occupies the 76.705 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REST AREA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rest area

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REST AREA»

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Rest Area
An edgy, debut anthology of imaginative tales of domestic horror narrates the story of a man waiting outside a rest area bathroom for his daughter who vanished months earlier, a carnival owner who takes colorful revenge of a group of ten ...
Clay McLeod Chapman, 2003
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Rest Area Guide to the United States and Canada
Lists the types of special facilities available at each rest area, such as food outlets, pet areas, fishing sites, boat ramps, horse areas, hiking trails, and brand name of gasoline offered.
Bill Cima, 2002
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Rest Area
Alan Scott. But, no, there was nothing in his box, not even a memo from Adam ] ohnson, the Principal, who was forever dispatching them. With a puzzled shrug of his shoulders, Hope replaced his glasses, picked up the plan book, walked down  ...
Alan Scott, 2012
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Sleep Deprivation Countermeasures for Motorist Safety
The rest area program did not gain real momentum, however, until the 1960s, drawing upon the funding and support of the Highway Trust Fund and the Highway Beautification Act of 1965. Since their inception, rest areas have been viewed as ...
Jane C. Stutts, 2000
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Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: Inserts Only
On the approach to rest areas, a REST AREA advance guide sign shall be placed 2 km or l mile and/or 4 km or 2 miles in advance of the rest area. At the rest area exit gore, there shall be a sign with a message REST AREA together with an ...
Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2003
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Higher Productivity and a Better Place to Work: Practical ...
A good rest area also helps to reduce fatigue. Workers are not just idle during rest breaks, but recovering from fatigue and getting ready for continued productive work. Getting away from a noisy, polluted or isolated work-station helps them to ...
Joseph E. Thurman, A. E. Louzine, Kazutaka Kogi, 1988
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Colorado Scenic Guide: Northern Region
The rest area's rest rooms have been removed. DIRECTIONS: Because Interstate Highway 25 runs through its middle, this location is easily reached. Natural Fort is adjacent to a pair of rest areas on both the northbound and southbound lanes ...
Lee Gregory, 1996
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Maintenance Contracting
For example, rest area maintenance cost Caltrans $3,223,669 in fiscal year 1989. While this represented slightly less than 1 percent of its annual maintenance budget, it represented over 80,000 hours or 45 person-years of labor. In addition  ...
Robert Brian Newman, Jeffrey E. Garmong, 1991
9
Dealing with Truck Parking Demands
Included in this discussion are issues associated with the commercialization of rest areas, funding and operation, and rest area master planning and design. Legislation and regulations governing the planning, design, and financial elements of ...
‎2003
10
Interpreting Construction Contracts: Fundamental Principles ...
State Line informed the DPW that it would build the rest area at those prices only if it could be constructed simultaneously with the main highway embankment between these stations. State Line was advised by the DPW personnel that it could ...
H. Randolph Thomas, Ralph D. Ellis (Civil engineer), 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REST AREA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rest area is used in the context of the following news items.
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New I-10 cameras not for speeders
Cameras and sensors were recently mounted on towers alongside eastbound and westbound Interstate 10 near the Sacaton Rest Area. «TriValley Central, Jul 15»
2
72-year-old woman identified after being hit, killed by semi
Police say a 72-year-old woman died after being hit by a semi at a rest area in Franklin County, Illinois on Wednesday, May 27. According to Illinois State Police, ... «KFVS, May 15»
3
Beaufort County rest area opens on US Highway 17
The rest area located about a mile south of Chocowinity is equipped with a 3,000-gallon underground cistern that catches rainwater off the rooftop for irrigation, ... «WITN, May 15»
4
Free coffee signs return to state highway rest areas
The signs have returned to alert drivers there's free coffee at rest stops along our state's highways. Free coffee signs were removed in 2012 because it was ... «MyNorthwest.com, Apr 15»
5
Geary County authorities: No foul play suspected in death of man at I …
Geary County authorities have determined that the death of a man found Tuesday morning in a rest area on Interstate 70 near Junction City was likely from ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Apr 15»
6
Rest areas on I-10 closed for rennovations
The eastbound and westbound San Simon rest areas, located near milepost 388 on Interstate 10 near the Arizona-New Mexico state line, are closed for the next ... «Sierra Vista Herald, Mar 15»
7
Body of missing man located near rest area in Emery County
Emery County Sheriff's Office officials received call Thursday morning about the man's vehicle, which was located at the Horse Canyon Rest Area in Emery ... «fox13now.com, Mar 15»
8
Rest stop on I-71 in Oldham to close for a month
Rest areas along both northbound and southbound Interstate 71 in Oldham County will be closed for about a month starting Tuesday – so plan accordingly, ... «The Courier-Journal, Jan 15»
9
Rest stop worker hit by vehicle and killed on I-40
A rest stop worker was hit by a car and killed along Interstate 40 near ... said Godwin was an attendant and custodian who had worked at the rest area for the last ... «WTVD-TV, Dec 14»
10
Slain patrolman Roy Caffey honored with naming of rest areas
State and local officials dedicated two Interstate 26 rest areas on Wednesday as the SCHP Patrolman First Class Roy O. Caffey Memorial rest stops to remember ... «The Times and Democrat, Nov 14»

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