lay-by
Roadside stopping area
A lay-by is a paved area alongside a road where vehicles can pull off temporarily—to rest, check maps, or let faster traffic pass.
British usage.
In retail, especially Australian and New Zealand English, lay-by (or layby) is a payment plan where goods are set aside until fully paid for: I put the coat on lay-by.
Accomplish something difficult
- highwayMajor road for travel
- motorwayHigh-speed divided highway
- servicesActs performed for others
- roadworkStreet repair activities
bollards · reflectors · signage · overtaking
Periodic partial payment
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- downpaymentInitial payment toward purchase
- reserveSupply kept back
- interest-freeNo added cost for borrowing
credit · purchase · retail · store · catalogue · budget · affordable · hold
Supply kept back
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- protectedKept from harm
refuge · conservancy · wetland · ecosystem · biodiversity · flora · fauna · endangered
pull-off
Accomplish something difficult
roadwork · bollards · reflectors · signage · overtaking
installment
Periodic partial payment
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- downpaymentInitial payment toward purchase
- reserveSupply kept back
interest-free · credit · purchase · retail · store · catalogue · budget · affordable · hold · merchandise
reserve
Supply kept back
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
protected · refuge · conservancy · wetland · ecosystem · biodiversity · flora · fauna · endangered · preservation
- roadsidehighway, rest stop, interstate, rest area, turnpike
- prepaymentsadvance payment, prepayment, down payment, downpayment, deposit
- highwayshighway, highways, freeway, freeways, expressway
- roadshighway, highways, road, freeway, roads
- European RoadsE3, E85, M2, M4, M6
- UK roadsmotorways, M6, M4, A1, trunk road
lay-bycarriageway
Vehicle portion of road
main road · traffic lane · fast lane · motorway · highway
lay-byarterial road
Major urban traffic route
trunk road · bypass · dual carriageway · autobahn · interstate