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Lay-by

Definitions: Lay-by

Lay-by

Noun

1. 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.
 



Specialty Definitions: Lay-by

DomainDefinitions

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.

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Synonyms: Lay-by

Synonyms: 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).

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Modern Usage: Lay-by

DomainUsage

Movie/TV Titles

The Girl in the Lay-By (2000)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Lay-by

"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 SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%8136,835

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Lay-by

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

   

Portuguese

  

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)

   

Spanish

  

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)

   

Swedish

  

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)

   

Thai

  

ข้างถนน (roadside). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Lay-by

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.

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Alternative Orthography: Lay-by


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4C 61 79 2D 62 79

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001100 01100001 01111001 00101101 01100010 01111001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#76 &#97 &#121 &#45 &#98 &#121

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004C 0061 0079 002D 0062 0079

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

466791156891

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage Frequency
5. Translations: Modern
6. Anagrams
7. Orthography
8. Bibliography


  

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