English

Noun

truck stop ‎(plural truck stops)

1. (chiefly Canada, US) A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and fueling station and sometimes a motel or hotel, where drivers of long-haul trucks can stop to refuel, eat, and rest.
   • 1996 Dec. 18, Dirk Johnson, "Nostalgia Shaped Some Teamster Votes," New York Times (retrieved 27 July 2012):

     Any teamster pulling into a truck stop today will almost surely be vastly outnumbered by nonunion drivers.

   • 2001 June 24, Nadya Labi, "Amiss Among The Amish," Time:

     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.

Synonyms

• transport café (UK)

See also

• way station

Translations

References

• truck stop at OneLook Dictionary Search