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Definitions: Lay-by |
Lay-byNoun1. Designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily; "in England they call a rest area a lay-by". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Building & Civil Engineering | A wide or widened place, or a constructed side-bay, on a road, enabling vehicles to lie up, or to pass each other on narrow stretches. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Siding in otherwise single-track underground tramming road b. A term used for an underground siding at or near a shaft for storing empty mine cars.c. See:bank. (references) |
Transportation | A part of the highway set aside for vehicles to draw out of the traffic lanes and wait for short periods. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: Lay-bySynonyms: layby (n), pull-off (n), rest area (n), rest stop (n). (additional references) |
| Synonyms by domain: batten (industry, mechanical engineering), beater, feed (publishing & graphic arts), lathe (industryindustry, mechanical engineering), lay (metallurgymechanical engineering, meteorology & standardsmechanical engineering, metallurgyelectrical engineeringelectrical engineering, mechanical engineeringbuilding & civil engineering, mechanical engineeringfood & agricultureindustryindustry, meteorology & standardsindustry, mechanical engineering), lay on (publishing & graphic arts), layby (building & civil engineering, transportation), left-hand lay (meteorology & standards), pitch (industry, meteorology & standards), right-hand lay (meteorology & standards), s lay, sley (industry), stroke in (publishing & graphic arts), turn-out lane(USA) (building & civil engineering, transportation), waiting bay, z lay (meteorology & standards). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Girl in the Lay-By (2000) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Lay-by" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Lay-by" is used about 81 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 81 | 36,835 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "lay-by"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Afrikaan | parkeerplek (car, car park, parking, parking bay, parking garage, parking place). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | " ". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | vigespor (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, points, switches, turn-out), vigeplads (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), holdeplads (halt, parking zone, stop, turn-out), holdebane (turn-out lane(USA), waiting bay). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | parkeerplaats (car park, parking, parking area, parking bay, parking garage, parking lot, parking place, parking space, turn-out lane(USA), waiting bay), parkeerterrein (car park, parking, parking area, parking bay, parking garage, parking lot, parking place, parking space). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | parkejo (car park, parking bay, parking garage, parking place). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | väistöpaikka (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), sivuutuspaikka (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), pysäköimisalue (parking zone, turn-out), kohtaamispaikka (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | voie d'arrêt (turn-out lane(USA)), point d'arrêt, place de croisement (by-pass lane), place d'évitement (by-pass lane), garage (by-pass lane), dégagement (by-pass lane, landing), baie d'arrêt, aire d'attente (by-pass lane), évitement (by-pass lane). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | parkearterrein (car park, parking bay, parking garage, parking place). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Haltestreifen (turn-out lane(USA), waiting bay), Haltespur (turn-out lane(USA), waiting bay), Haltebucht (parking zone, turn-out), Ausweichstelle (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, passing point, turn-out), Ausbiegestelle (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | λωρίδα στάσης (parking zone, turn-out), διαπλάτυνσις οδού (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tolatóvágány (siding), pihenőhely (bait, rest room, resting-place, restroom, roost), megtakarított pénz, megtakarított összeg, kikötői partmenti vasútállomás, kikötőhely (berth, landing-place, moorage, mooring), horgonyzóhely (anchorage, anchoring berth, berth), folyami partmenti vasútállomás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | piazzuola di sosta (turn-out lane(USA), waiting bay), piazzuola (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), piazzola di sosta (lay by, parking zone, passing place, stopping place, turn-out), piazzola di rifugio (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), piazzola di incrocio (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), piazzola d'arresto (parking zone, turn-out), piazzola (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | " 에 의하여. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | parkeringsplass (car park, parking bay, parking garage, parking place). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ay-bylay zona zebrada (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), desvio para estacionamento (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), cruzamento (by-pass lane, concourse, criss cross, cross, cross breeding, crossbreed, crossbreeding, crossing, crossing of lines, crossing of tracks, crossroad, crossroads, folding, frog's legs, interlard, junction, lathing, mating, network, passing bay, passing place, track crossing, turnabout, turning, turn-out), alargamento da via para facilitar o cruzamento de veículos (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), área de estacionamento (loth, parking zone, turn-out). (various references) zona de parqueo (parking zone, turn-out), zona de parada (berth, parking zone, turn-out), zona de estacionamiento (parking zone, turn-out), parqueo (parking zone, turn-out), parqueadero (parking zone, turn-out), parada (boasting, by-pass lane, check, checking, detention, halt, lieu, parade, Parry, passing bay, passing place, pen, pull up, rank, relay, save, shutting down, stake, stand, standstill, stop, stoping, stoppage, stopping place, tripping, turn-out), bahía (bay, by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, turn-out), apartadero (by-pass lane, passing bay, passing place, pull in, rest area, rest stop, sidetrack, turn-out), aparcamiento (car park, parking, parking area, parking bay, parking garage, parking lot, parking place, parking space), área de estacionamiento (parking zone, turn-out). (various references) rastplats (halting place, lay by, parking zone, picnic area, rest area, service area, turn-out), parkeringsplats (car park, lay by, layby, parking, parking area, parking lot, parking place, parking space, parking zone, turn-out), mötesplats (by-pass lane, close, passing bay, passing place, rendezvous, tryst, turn-out, venue). (various references) ข้างถนน (roadside). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-l-y-y" | |
-1 letter: ably. | |
-2 letters: aby, alb, bal, bay, lab, lay, yay. | |
-3 letters: ab, al, ay, ba, by, la, ya. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-l-y-y" | |
+1 letter: byplay. | |
+2 letters: byplays, payably, playboy. | |
+3 letters: biyearly, playboys. | |
+4 letters: abysmally, buoyantly, enjoyably, syllabary, syllabify. | |
+5 letters: dyeability, hypabyssal. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4C 61 79 2D 62 79 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001100 01100001 01111001 00101101 01100010 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)L a y - b y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)004C 0061 0079 002D 0062 0079 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)466791156891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage Frequency | 5. Translations: Modern 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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