layby
Highway rest spot
A layby is a paved area beside a road where vehicles can pull off to stop—for rest, emergencies, or to let faster traffic pass.
The term is primarily British; Americans say pull-off or rest area.
In British and Australian English, layby also means a system of reserving goods with a deposit and paying in installments before taking possession—what Americans call layaway.
Serious sudden danger
- breakdownFailure or decomposition
- highwayMajor road for travel
- vergeBorder or cusp
- kerbRoadside stone boundary
signage · cones · barrier · reflectors · junction · services · turnout · viewpoint
Place for safekeeping
- installmentPeriodic partial payment
- downpaymentInitial payment toward purchase
- hire-purchasePay-over-time buying arrangement
- layawayDeferred purchase arrangement
reservation · hold · pay-off · balance · affordability · budgeting · cashflow · finance
emergency
Serious sudden danger
kerb · signage · cones · barrier · reflectors · junction · services · turnout · viewpoint
deposit
Place for safekeeping
- installmentPeriodic partial payment
- downpaymentInitial payment toward purchase
- hire-purchasePay-over-time buying arrangement
layaway · reservation · hold · pay-off · balance · affordability · budgeting · cashflow · finance · credit
store
Retail establishment
reserve · hold · merchandise · stock · collection · checkout · counter · customer · sale · bargain
- roadsidehighway, rest stop, interstate, rest area, turnpike
- roadshighway, highways, road, freeway, roads
- break spotsbreak room, lounge, rest area, staff room, common room
- resting placesbed, couch, sofa, hammock, recliner
- European RoadsE3, E85, M2, M4, M6
- paved areasdriveway, parking lot, asphalt, tarmac, concrete pad
laybycarriageway
Vehicle portion of road
main road · travel lane · fast lane · overtaking lane · traffic flow