service area

noun

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

Examples of service area in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To qualify, teachers must be a first-time Leesburg utility customer, own or rent a home in the city’s utility service area and provide evidence of being employed by a learning institution in Lake County. Orlando Sentinel Staff, Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2024 Automated Uber Eats is rolling out to Waymo's Phoenix service area. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024 The vote means that the annual parcel tax for properties in the district’s service area – Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Saratoga and parts of Campbell, San Jose and Santa Cruz – will increase from $49 to $128. Isha Trivedi, The Mercury News, 8 June 2024 Phoenix was already home to the largest fully autonomous service area in the U.S., but the expansion grows that area to 315 square miles. Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 5 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for service area 

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“Service area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20area. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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