Definition for lay-by - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	lay-by (lay-by) noun (plural lay-bys) 1British an area at the side of a road where vehicles may pull off the road and stop. 2 [mass noun] Australian/NZ & South African a system of paying a deposit to secure an article for later purchase: you could secure it by lay-by [count noun]: they take credit cards and lay-bys		Search results in the dictionary set or lay or put store by or on in store More results » More words in this category A 1 access road adopt autobahn autopista boreen chuckhole crash barrier crossing dead end double yellow line fast lane passable radar trap roadwork Roman road single carriageway unmade washboard woonerf Nearby Words lax laxative lay ¹ lay ² lay ³ lay ⁴ lay brother lay figure lay reader lay-by lay-off lay-up layabout Layamon layaway layback layer layer cake layer-out