(motor racing) A sequence of two mirror-image chicanes interrupting a straightaway and connected by a very short straight section parallel to, but offset from, the straightaway being interrupted.
A parking lot for those waiting to retrieve people from, for example, an airport; they can wait in this lot instead of circling until they spot their respective targets.
A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.
(chiefly US) Convenient pickup of one's items, such as garbage or baggage, from the roadside; convenient delivery of items to the roadside near one's location.
Of a transport system (such as a road or railway), the assumed vehicle speed used in calculations when designing the system; typically the fastest speed at which it is deemed safe to use the system.
(Australia) a temporary roadside rest stop, often sponsored by local businesses, used to allow drivers a rest on long road trips in order to improve road safety.
(informal) A car park or other roadside location at a railway station, airport, etc. for brief stops to allow the dropping off and picking up of passengers.
(UK) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.
Alternative spelling of lay-by [(UK) A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities like food vendors or public telephones.]
(Canada) A line of people or vehicles, in which the individual at the front end is dealt with first, the one behind is dealt with next, and so on, and in which newcomers join at the end; a queue.
Alternative spelling of pit stop [(motor racing) A stop made during an automobile race at the pit to refuel and perform other periodic maintenance on the vehicle.]
(computing) A program that has been adapted, modified, or recoded so that it works on a different platform from the one for which it was created; the act of this adapting.
(networking) A means of securing ports on a firewall by requiring the host to attempt to connect to a prespecified sequence of closed ports before being allowed access to the desired port.
An area by the side of a road where vehicles may temporarily stop in safety. Typical pullouts allow drivers and passengers to safely exit the vehicle but rarely have additional amenities.
(Australia, New Zealand) A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.
(chiefly Canada, US, Australia) A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and service station and sometimes a motel or hotel, where drivers of long-haul trucks can stop to refuel, eat, and rest.
Alternative form of truck stop [(chiefly Canada, US, Australia) A roadside service area, usually consisting of a restaurant and service station and sometimes a motel or hotel, where drivers of long-haul trucks can stop to refuel, eat, and rest.]
A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of animals, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile.
(rail transport) Someone in charge of a wreck train
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