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- [ley bahy]
- /leɪ baɪ/
- /leɪ baɪ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ley bahy]
- /leɪ baɪ/
Definitions of lay-by word
- noun lay-by British. (on a road or railroad) a place beside the main road or track where vehicles may wait. 1
- noun lay-by Nautical. a mooring place in a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free. 1
- noun lay-by area where vehicles can pull over 1
- countable noun lay-by A lay-by is a short strip of road by the side of a main road, where cars can stop for a while. 0
- noun lay-by a place for drivers to stop at the side of a main road 0
- noun lay-by an anchorage in a narrow waterway, away from the channel 0
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Origin of lay-by
First appearance:
before 1795 One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1795-1805; noun use of verb phrase lay by
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Parts of speech for Lay-by
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lay-by popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.