lay-by

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lay-by

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

2. (Nautical Terms) nautical an anchorage in a narrow waterway, away from the channel

3. (Railways) a small railway siding where rolling stock may be stored or parked

4. (Commerce) Austral and NZ and South African 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

vb (adverb)

5. (tr) to set aside or save for future needs

6. (Nautical Terms) Also: lay to to cause (a sailing vessel) to stop in open water or (of a sailing vessel) to stop

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Noun

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

layby, pull-off, rest area, rest stop

area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

Translations

lay-by

[ˈleɪbaɪ] N (Aut) → área f de descanso, área f de estacionamiento

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lay-by

[ˈleɪˌbaɪ] n (Brit) (Aut) → piazzola (di sosta)

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lay¹

(lei) – past tense, past participle laid (leid) – verb

1. to place, set or put (down), often carefully. She laid the clothes in a drawer / on a chair; He laid down his pencil; She laid her report before the committee.

2. to place in a lying position. She laid the baby on his back.

3. to put in order or arrange. She went to lay the table for dinner; to lay one's plans / a trap.

4. to flatten. The animal laid back its ears; The wind laid the corn flat.

5. to cause to disappear or become quiet. to lay a ghost / doubts.

6. (of a bird) to produce (eggs). The hen laid four eggs; My hens are laying well.

7. to bet. I'll lay five pounds that you don't succeed.

ˈlayer noun

1. a thickness or covering. The ground was covered with a layer of snow; There was a layer of clay a few feet under the ground.

2. something which lays, especially a hen. a good layer.

verb

to put, cut or arrange in layers. She had her hair layered by the hairdresser.

ˈlayabout noun

a lazy, idle person.

ˈlay-by – plural ˈlay-bys – noun

especially in Britain, a short extra part at the side of a road for people to stop their cars in, out of the way of the traffic.

ˈlayout noun

the manner in which something is displayed or laid out. the layout of the building.

laid up

ill in bed. When I caught flu, I was laid up for a fortnight.

lay aside

to put away or to one side, especially to be used or dealt with at a later time. She laid the books aside for later use.

lay bare

to show clearly; to expose to view. They dug up the road and laid bare the water-pipe; Shy people don't like to lay bare their feelings.

lay by

to put away for future use. She laid by a store of tinned vegetables.

lay down

1. to give up. They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.

2. to order or instruct. The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.

3. to store. My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.

lay (one's) hands on

1. to find or be able to obtain. I wish I could lay (my) hands on that book!

2. to catch. The police had been trying to lay hands on the criminal for months.

lay in

to get and store a supply of. I've laid in an extra stock of drinks for Christmas.

lay low

to make ill. I was laid low by flu, just before my exams.

lay off

to dismiss (employees) temporarily. Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.

lay on

to provide. The staff laid on a tea party for the pupils.

lay out

1. to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan). He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.

2. to spread so as to be easily seen. He laid out the contents of the box on the table.

3. to knock unconscious.

4. to spend (money).

5. to prepare (a dead body) to be buried.

lay up

1. to keep or store. We laid up a good supply of apples this year from our own trees.

2. to put (a ship) out of use in a dock.

lay waste

to make (a piece of land) into barren country by burning and plundering.

lay needs an object and has laid as its past tense and past participle: He (had) laid his book down ; He will be laying his proposals before the committee tomorrow .
lie takes no object and has lying as its present participle, lay as its past tense and lain as its past participle: Please lie down ; He lay down ; He had lain there for hours .
lie , to be untruthful, has lying as its present participle, and lied as its past tense and past participle: She (has always) lied about her age .

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PAINTING a new bus stop just feet from a dedicated lay-by has raised some eyebrows.

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APPROXIMATELY two years ago our wonderful council spent a fortune on re-arranging the bottom of Taylor Hill Road and built a bus lay-by there.

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Common sense on the buses; Views of the North

Nearly two-thirds of fatal accidents involving stopped vehicles on a dual carriageway happen in a lay-by, a new study from the AA Motoring Trust found.

'Deadly' lay-bys warning

Motorists on the A1 in Northumberland face nearly six weeks of delays as work on a new lay-by begins.

Drivers to face delay

WARWICKSHIRE police are objecting to the introduction of a limited waiting restriction in a lay-by near shops in Rugby.

Police oppose parking move

AMiddlesbrough Councilspokesman explained: "This bus stop was previously located in the lay-by to the south of Belle Vue roundabout.

This is why a new bus stop has been painted - just yards from a bus lay-by; The new stop, on busy Marton Road, near Belle Vue roundabout, has raised some eyebrows

AN END to the long-running bus lay-by saga in Hipperholme is still being held up because further work needs to take place.

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