lay-bye

A form of lay-by — 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.

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Meanings

nounlay-bye (plural lay-byes)

plural lay-byes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of lay-by.

    Jennie pulled over into a lay-bye, turned off the engine and buried her head in her hands. She wept.

    2014, Marit Meredith, The Loss
    2 more examples

    I can't believe he's that clever to have boarded a boat or an aeroplane without being spotted. Also we've found a Range Rover in a lay-bye outside Belfast.

    2014, Michael Pekenham, Love Thine Enemy

    The assassin's anonymous white van wound serenely along the coast road in the shimmering heat of a June afternoon. ere was no other trac on the road and the assassin raked the hazy distance ahead in search of the lay-bye where he was sure steve had stopped to answer the assassin's promised telephone call at exactly half-past three.

    2018, Susan Widdicombe, Tales of Inner Turmoil I, page 83
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APA

lay-bye. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay-bye

MLA

“lay-bye.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay-bye. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lay-bye,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay-bye.

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