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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A sluggish place in a river, or still water artificially inclosed, in which barges can be laid by when out of commission.
  • noun Something laid by or saved, especially money.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Chiefly Brit. A paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Alternative spelling of lay-by.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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