pull-in

Enter the lot

A pull-in is a place where vehicles can pull off a road, typically a small parking area or layby.

In British usage especially, it refers to a roadside café or rest stop: We stopped at a pull-in for tea.

As an adjective, pull-in describes something that extends or retracts: a pull-in antenna, a pull-in drawer.

parking

layby

Roadside stopping bay

  • turnoutNumber attending an event
  • bayPartially enclosed water
  • spaceUnoccupied area or interval

lot · roadside · shoulder · verge · viewpoint · wayside · overnight · motorway

attraction

draw

Create with pencil

temptation · magnetism · allure · charm · hook · inducement · incentive · come-on · bait · sweetener

gravitational

orbit

Curved celestial path

space-time · curvature · black-hole · acceleration · inertia · attraction · celestial · trajectory · capture

magnetic

ferromagnetism

Strong atomic magnetic alignment

polarity · dipole · electromagnet · coil · iron · nickel · cobalt · attraction · field · induction

diner

roadside

Adjacent to pavement

retro · burger · shake · fries · jukebox · neon · signage · booths · counter · short-order

Opposites
direction of vehicle movement

pull-inpull-out

Removal or departure

exit · pull away · departure · departure point · drive-off

relay/electrical activation state

pull-indrop-out

One who quits school

release · de-energize · disengage · deactivation

physical action direction

pull-inpull-out

Removal or departure

pull away · push away · back out · withdraw · exit

Family

pulling

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G