layby

L1A1Y4B3Y4

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.

Similar
pull-offrest arearest stoplay-by
UncommonScrabble 13
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounlayby (countable and uncountable, plural laybys)

plural laybys

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of lay-by.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundesignated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily

Similar
pull-offrest arearest stoplay-by
Broader
area
Also see
lay-bypull-offrest arearest stop

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Bayly
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: layby on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.