truck stop
A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and service station and…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.
» The truck ran a stop sign.
Der Lkw missachtete ein Stoppschild. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Der Lastwagen überfuhr ein Stoppschild. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(Australia, Canada, New Zealand, US)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.
Lkw-Raststätte, Fernfahrerraststätte
a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers
Examples
14 sentencesThe truck ran a stop sign.
deDer Lkw missachtete ein Stoppschild. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
There's a truck stop about three miles north of here.
deCa. 2 km weiter nördlich ist eine Raststätte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I'm at a truck stop.
The truck stopped and turned off.
The truck driver stopped at a rest area.
deDer Lkw-Fahrer hielt auf einem Rastplatz. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Blend of truck + pit stop.Blend of truck + pit stop.
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