Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

emergency parking bay

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: emer-gen-cy -park-ing bay
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

emergency parking bays (plural)

Questions

What does emergency parking bay mean?: 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.

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