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The gate at which a vehicle that transports passengers is arriving.
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(motor racing) A sequence of two mirror-image chicanes interrupting a straightaway and connected by a very short straight section parallel to, but offset from, the straightaway being interrupted.
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A right of way, roadway, or lane for the exclusive use of buses, possibly only during peak traffic hours.
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The exclusive right of a country to control such transport.
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To stop at a station or port.
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The land occupied by a car dealership
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The amount paid by one road for the use of cars of another road.
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(networking) A colocation facility for retail customers.
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The area served by a local institution, such as a hospital or school, or by extension, a railway station.
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A parking lot for those waiting to retrieve people from, for example, an airport; they can wait in this lot instead of circling until they spot their respective targets.
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A pause in a long road journey so that travellers can go to the toilet
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A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
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(chiefly US) Convenient pickup of one's items, such as garbage or baggage, from the roadside; convenient delivery of items to the roadside near one's location.
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A scheduled trip to move a vehicle that has no cargo and no passengers.
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A storage space for public transport and other vehicles where they can be maintained and from which they are dispatched for service
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Of a transport system (such as a road or railway), the assumed vehicle speed used in calculations when designing the system; typically the fastest speed at which it is deemed safe to use the system.
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(Canada, US) A freeway lane designated for sole use by high occupancy vehicles.
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Of an establishment, providing service to occupants of automobiles while still in their still-running vehicle.
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(Australia) a temporary roadside rest stop, often sponsored by local businesses, used to allow drivers a rest on long road trips in order to improve road safety.
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(countable) The fee paid for a ferry ride.
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A building on the shore beside the departure point of a ferry, where passengers may purchase tickets etc.
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(US) A train station at which trains stop only on request.
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A queue out of a service station where people in automobiles wait their turn to make a purchase of gasoline.
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Passageway (as in an air terminal) where passengers can embark or disembark.
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A row of turnstiles allowing passengers to enter or exit on inserting a ticket.
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The arrangement of a transportation network as a hub-and-spoke model.
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(informal) A car park or other roadside location at a railway station, airport, etc. for brief stops to allow the dropping off and picking up of passengers.
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(UK) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.
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Alternative spelling of lay-by [(UK) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.]
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(Canada) A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end; a queue.
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(US, slang) A rest area.
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A brief stop for fuel, rest and/or refreshment during an automobile journey.
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Alternative spelling of pit stop [(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.]
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(computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
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(networking) A means of securing ports on a firewall by requiring the host to attempt to connect to a prespecified sequence of closed ports before being allowed access to the desired port.
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A harbor, airport, or border crossing where goods or immigrants enter a country.
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An area by the side of a road where vehicles may temporarily stop in safety. Typical pullouts allow drivers and passengers to safely exit the vehicle but rarely have additional amenities.
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A room on an aircraft carrier where on-duty pilots are stationed while not flying their aircraft.
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A location at which public transport does not ordinarily stop, but will do so if specifically requested by a passenger.
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A place, usually on a limited-access highway, where one can stop to use the restroom or to take a break from travelling.
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A vehicle dependent on roads, or restricted to using roads.
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(Australia) A truck stop located in a remote area, with basic accommodation facilities.
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(transport) A unit of measure of passenger carrying capacity, equal to the number of seats available multiplied by the number of miles flown.
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A place built alongside a limited-access road where one can stop to buy fuel, refreshments, and so on.
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(Australia, New Zealand) A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.
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A kind of linking conveyor that can be moved during operation so as to carry goods between different sections of two connected machines.
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A queue for "casual carpoolers" (slugs) commuting in the Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia metropolitan area
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(rail transport, dated) Space to stand or store railway wagons, such as a siding.
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A building serving as shelter at a railway station.
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Alternative spelling of stopover [A short interruption in a journey or the place visited during such an interruption.]
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(Australia, New Zealand) a transit lane restricted to vehicles with a minimum of two occupants.
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(Australia) A transit lane restricted to vehicles with a minimum of three occupants.
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(traffic) Vehicles which are passing through an area without originating or stopping there.
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Alternative form of ticket-porter [(now historical) A porter licensed by the City of London Corporation; an official street porter in London.]
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The total ton miles achieved by a freight carrier in a given period.
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A route used by traders for commercial transport of goods.
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Moving pedestrians or vehicles, or the flux or passage thereof.
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(Australia, New Zealand) A freeway lane reserved for vehicles with a set minimum number of occupants.
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(Britain) A roadside eating establishment used especially by lorry-drivers; a truck stop
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(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.
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Alternative form of truck stop [(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.]
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A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile.
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(figuratively) A service area or temporary lodging used during a longer journey.
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(Canada, US) A place on the highway where trucks stop to get weighed.
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(rail transport) Someone in charge of a wreck train
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