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Word forms: plural lay-bys

countable noun

A lay-by is a short strip of road by the side of a main road, where cars can stop for a while.

[British]

I left my car in a lay-by and set off on foot.

regional note: in AM, use pull-off, turn-out

lay-by in British English

noun

1. British

a place for drivers to stop at the side of a main road

2. nautical

an anchorage in a narrow waterway, away from the channel

a small railway siding where rolling stock may be stored or parked

4. Australian, New Zealand and South Africa

a system of payment whereby a buyer pays a deposit on an article, which is reserved until he or she has paid the full price

verb lay by (adverb)

5. (transitive)

to set aside or save for future needs

6. Also: lay to

to cause (a sailing vessel) to stop in open water or (of a sailing vessel) to stop

lay by in American English

to save; lay away

2. Dialectal

a. US

to cultivate (a crop) for the last time

to harvest and store (a crop or crops)

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lay-by in American English

(ˈleɪˌbaɪ)

noun

a widened section of a stream, canal, etc. where vessels can lay over or pass

a railroad siding

3. British

a widened section as along a highway, for emergency parking

Examples of 'lay-by' in a sentence
lay-by

Master Juwain came over to where I lay by the fire's glowing embers and rested his hand on my forehead.And so, full of misgivings, Leonard agreed to meet the following evening at a lay-by on the road home.From the lay-by where he stood parked he had a commanding view of the oncoming stream of traffic.

Chinese translation of 'lay-by'

lay-by

(ˈleɪbaɪ) (Brit)

n (c)

路侧(側)停车(車)处(處) (lùcè tíngchēchù) (个(個), gè)
美 = pull-off

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释义	Trends of lay-by View usage for: lay-by Word forms: plural lay-bys countable noun A lay-by is a short strip of road by the side of a main road, where cars can stop for a while. [British] I left my car in a lay-by and set off on foot. regional note: in AM, use pull-off, turn-out lay-by in British English noun 1. British a place for drivers to stop at the side of a main road 2. nautical an anchorage in a narrow waterway, away from the channel 3. a small railway siding where rolling stock may be stored or parked 4. Australian, New Zealand and South Africa a system of payment whereby a buyer pays a deposit on an article, which is reserved until he or she has paid the full price verb lay by (adverb) 5. (transitive) to set aside or save for future needs 6. Also: lay to to cause (a sailing vessel) to stop in open water or (of a sailing vessel) to stop lay by in American English 1. to save; lay away 2. Dialectal a. US to cultivate (a crop) for the last time b. to harvest and store (a crop or crops) See full dictionary entry for lay lay-by in American English (ˈleɪˌbaɪ) noun 1. a widened section of a stream, canal, etc. where vessels can lay over or pass 2. a railroad siding 3. British a widened section as along a highway, for emergency parking Examples of 'lay-by' in a sentence lay-by Master Juwain came over to where I lay by the fire's glowing embers and rested his hand on my forehead. David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART ONE OF THE EA CYCLE (2002) And so, full of misgivings, Leonard agreed to meet the following evening at a lay-by on the road home. Stewart, Michael GRACE From the lay-by where he stood parked he had a commanding view of the oncoming stream of traffic. Stewart, Michael GRACE Chinese translation of 'lay-by' lay-by (ˈleɪbaɪ) (Brit) n (c) 路侧(側)停车(車)处(處) (lùcè tíngchēchù) (个(個), gè) 美 = pull-off Nearby words of lay-by lay on lay out lay up lay-by lay-off layer layman
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