truck stop en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Blend of truck + pit stop.
Meanings
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(Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US) A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and service station and sometimes a motel or hotel, where drivers of long-haul trucks can stop to refuel, eat, and rest.
Any teamster pulling into a truck stop today will almost surely be vastly outnumbered by nonunion drivers.
1996 December 18, Dirk Johnson, “Nostalgia Shaped Some Teamster Votes”, in New York Times, retrieved 27 Jul 2012:Nestled in the rolling hills of Lancaster County, the town of Gap is a sprawling collection of clapboard houses, strip malls and a truck stop named Touch O' Home.
2001 June 24, Nadya Labi, “Amiss Among The Amish”, in Time:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| truckstop | alternative | lexicographic | |
| truck stops | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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de Lkw-Raststätte (roadside service area) · sv långtradarkafé (roadside service area) · fr aire de repos (roadside service area) · fi rekkaparkki (roadside service area) · cmn 汽車停靠點 /汽车停靠点 (roadside service area) · cmn 卡車服務站 /卡车服务站 (roadside service area) · sv långtradarfik (roadside service area) · de Fernfahrerraststätte (roadside service area) · sv lastbilstopp (roadside service area) · pl zajazd dla kierowców (roadside service area)