Phrase guide

service area

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A place built alongside a limited-access road where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The sign says that the next service area is 12 miles on.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

place on a highway providing garage services and eating and toilet facilities

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: topographic point, place, spot

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: àrea de servei — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Chinese Mandarin: 服務區 /服务区 (fúwùqū) — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Finnish: huoltoasema — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • French: aire de services — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • French: aire — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Galician: área de servizo — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • German: Autobahnraststätte — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • German: Autobahnrastanlage — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Italian: stazione di servizio — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Japanese: サービスエリア (sābisu eria) — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Malay: R&R — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Malay: kawasan rehat — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Russian: зо́на о́тдыха (zóna ótdyxa) — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Russian: площа́дка для стоя́нки и о́тдыха (ploščádka dlja stojánki i ótdyxa) — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Spanish: servicentro — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Spanish: estación de servicio — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Spanish: área de servicio — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on
  • Welsh: gwasanaethau — a place built alongside a motorway where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on