Meanings
nounrest area (plural rest areas)
plural rest areas
- A place, usually on a limited-access highway, where one can stop to use the restroom or to take a break from travelling.
Synonyms: pickle park, rest stop, service area, service plaza
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA place, usually on a limited-access highway, where one can stop to use the restroom or to take a break from travelling.
More synonyms by meaning
noundesignated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic اِسْتِرَاحَة
- اِسْتِرَاحَة (istirāḥa)rest area along a road
Catalan àrea de servei
- àrea de serveirest area along a road
Chinese Mandarin 服務區 /服务区, 休息站
- 服務區 /服务区 (fúwùqū)rest area along a road
- 休息站 (xiūxízhàn)rest area along a road
- 休息區 /休息区 (xiūxíqū)rest area along a road
Czech odpočívadlo
- odpočívadlorest area along a road
Danish rasteplads
- rastepladsrest area along a road
Dutch verzorgingsplaats
- verzorgingsplaatsrest area along a road
Finnish levähdysalue, levähdyspaikka
- levähdysaluerest area along a road
- levähdyspaikkarest area along a road
French aire d'autoroute, aire de repos
- aire d'autorouterest area along a road
- aire de reposrest area along a road
- halte routièrerest area along a road
German Autobahnraststätte, Rasthof
- Autobahnraststätterest area along a road
- Rasthofrest area along a road
Hebrew אזור שירות
- אזור שירות (ezór sheirút)rest area along a road
Hungarian pihenőparkoló, pihenőhely
- pihenőparkolórest area along a road
- pihenőhelyrest area along a road
- pihenőterületrest area along a road
- pihenőövezetrest area along a road
- pihenőrest area along a road
Indonesian tempat istirahat
- tempat istirahatrest area along a road
Italian area di servizio, autogrill
- area di serviziorest area along a road
- autogrillrest area along a road
Japanese サービスエリア, 休憩所
- サービスエリア (sābisu eria)rest area along a road
- 休憩所 (kyūkeijo)rest area along a road
Korean 휴게소
- 휴게소 (hyugeso)rest area along a road
Malay kawasan rehat
- kawasan rehatrest area along a road
Māori whakangātanga
- whakangātangarest area along a road
Polish miejsce obsługi podróżnych, MOP
- miejsce obsługi podróżnychrest area along a road
- MOPrest area along a road
Russian зо́на о́тдыха, площа́дка для стоя́нки и о́тдыха
- зо́на о́тдыха (zóna ótdyxa)rest area along a road
- площа́дка для стоя́нки и о́тдыха (ploščádka dlja stojánki i ótdyxa)rest area along a road
Spanish área de descanso
- área de descansorest area along a road
Swedish rastplats
- rastplatsrest area along a road
Turkish dinlenme tesisi
- dinlenme tesisirest area along a road
Cite this entry
APA
rest area. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20area
MLA
“rest area.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20area. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rest area,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rest%20area.
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