transport café en · NOUN
Meanings
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(Ireland, UK) A roadside eating establishment used especially by lorry-drivers; a truck stop.
From Area B I'd usually [...] do the whole thing in reverse, until I'd qualified for the reward of a bacon sandwich and a cup of exquisite milky coffee at a transport café in Bartley Green Village.
1983, Bill Oddie, Gone Birding, London: Methuen, page 51:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| transport caf | Polite=Infm | alternative | lexicographic |
| transport cafés | Number=Plur | lexicographic |