layby

Definition of Layby in English :

designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Layby

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

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)

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