Synonyms for lay-by
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Truck stop — A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where…
truck stop US AU NZ, rest stop, turnout
2. Siding — A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the…
Definitions
- n. 1
A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities such as food vendors or public telephones.
- n. 2
A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
- n. 3
A widened section of a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free, for mooring of vessels, where vessels can lay over or allow others to pass.
Related words
- Other spellings
- lay by lay bye lay-bye layby
Forms
- Plural
- lay-bys → turnouts, sidings, pull-offs, reserves…
Example sentences
- turnout What do you think the voter turnout will be today?
- siding A piece of siding fell off the house during the storm.
By length
- 4 letters
- keep1, save1
- 5 letters
- spare1
- 6 letters
- retain2, siding2
- 7 letters
- husband2, reserve2, turnout2, layaway3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (retain2 = 2 syllables).