Lay-bye
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lay-bye is a noun meaning Alternative form of lay-by.
Meaning
Alternative form of lay-by.
Example Sentences
Jennie pulled over into a lay-bye, turned off the engine and buried her head in her hands. She wept.
I can't believe he's that clever to have boarded a boat or an aeroplane without being spotted. Also we've found a Range Rover in a lay-bye outside Belfast.
The assassin's anonymous white van wound serenely along the coast road in the shimmering heat of a June afternoon. ere was no other trac on the road and the assassin raked the hazy distance ahead in search of the lay-bye where he was sure steve had stopped to answer the assassin's promised telephone call at exactly half-past three.
Word Forms
- lay-byes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include layby, lay-by, pull-off, pull-in, wayside, roadside.
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