layby

Meaning of layby

noun
  1. 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.
  2. A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
  3. A widened section of a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free, for mooring of vessels, where vessels can lay over or allow others to pass.
  4. A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.

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Hyphenation of layby

layby

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • layby is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

layby synonyms

Meaning :

sidetrack, siding, layaway, turnout

Anagrams of layby

Bayly

Words that rhyme with layby

No rhymes for layby found