service area

Roadside rest complex

A service area is a designated zone where a business, utility, or organization operates and provides coverage: The cable company expanded its service area to include rural counties.

On highways, a service area is a rest stop with facilities like gas stations, restaurants, and restrooms.

The term also applies to functional spaces—the part of a tennis court where serves must land, or the kitchen area in a restaurant where food is prepared and plated for servers.

Opposites
journey location type

service areadestination

Intended arrival point

terminus · endpoint · journey's end · arrival point · home

road facility function

service areaopen highway

express lane · travel lane

coverage vs. gap

service areadead zone

Area lacking signal coverage

coverage gap · blind spot

Family

area, service, served, server, services, servitude, servile, servicing, serviced

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G