lay-by en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈleɪ.baɪ/ (UK)
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
- (Philippines, UK, countable, uncountable) 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.
- (UK, countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
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(Australia, New-Zealand, South-Africa, uncountable) A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.
1930 October 16, Hordern Brothers (Sydney retailer), advertisement, quoted in 1966, Sidney J. Baker, The Australian Language, second edition, chapter X, section 2, page 206, Avail yourself of our Lay-By Service
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lay by | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lay-bye | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lay-bys | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| lay bye | alternative | lexicographic |
Synonyms
siding (railroad side track) · layaway (retail program of delayed purchase) · rest stop (road-side rest area) · truck stop (road-side rest area) · turnout (road-side rest area) · sidetrack (railroad side track)
Translations (17)
mi hoko tāpui (a method of purchase) · nb rasteplass (road-side rest area) · hu leállósáv (road-side rest area) · ga leataobh (road-side rest area) · pl zatoka (road-side rest area) · fr aire de repos (road-side rest area) · de Haltebucht (road-side rest area) · bg отбивка (road-side rest area) · es área de estacionamiento (road-side rest area) · es área de aparcamiento (road-side rest area) · fi levähdysalue (road-side rest area) · de Rastplatz (road-side rest area) · hu leállóöböl (road-side rest area) · hu pihenőhely (road-side rest area) · hu leálló (road-side rest area) · hu pihenő (road-side rest area) · tr yol cebi (road-side rest area)