LAY-BY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lay-by mean? 

• 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.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LAY-BY (noun)

Sense 1

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

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

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