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lay-by

  [ley-bahy]
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–noun
1. British. (on a road or railroad) a place beside the main road or track where vehicles may wait.
2. Nautical. a mooring place in a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free.
Origin:
1795–1805; n. use of v. phrase lay by
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lay-by

noun
designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily [syn: pull-off] 
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