service area

noun

chiefly British

: an area next to a highway where people can stop to rest, use the bathroom, get food, etc.

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In a good sign as the Globes get underway this afternoon, the LA County Sheriff’s Department has implemented a temporary fix to its 38-year-old-plus computer dispatch system for patrol vehicles after a systemwide outage impacted a service area that included 3.5 million people. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025 This requires me to leave the service area and ask my supervisor. —

Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024 At this point, you may be prompted by Google to enter different kinds of information regarding your business, including contact details, services offered and the service area. —

Michael Fox, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 On board the ambulances The Allina Health EMS primary service area covers more than 2,700 square miles in the Twin Cities metro area, along with greater Minnesota and Western Wisconsin. —

Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for service area