"truck stop" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: truck stops [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} truck stop (plural truck stops)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US, Australia) A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and service station and sometimes a motel or hotel, where drivers of long-haul trucks can stop to refuel, eat, and rest. Tags: Australia, Canada, US Categories (topical): Restaurants Synonyms: transport café [UK] Related terms: way station Translations (roadside service area): 汽車停靠點 (Chinese Mandarin), 汽车停靠点 (qìchē tíngkàodiǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), 卡車服務站 (Chinese Mandarin), 卡车服务站 (kǎchē fúwùzhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), rekkaparkki (Finnish), aire de repos [feminine] (French), Lkw-Raststätte [feminine] (German), Fernfahrerraststätte [feminine] (German), lastbilstopp [neuter] (Swedish), långtradarfik [neuter] (Swedish), långtradarkafé [neuter] (Swedish)

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