lay-by
/ˈleɪ baɪ/noun
उच्चारण ले बाइ
सड़क किनारे वाहन रोकने की जगह, ले-बाई
Core word
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[C] British
an area at the side of a road where vehicles can stop for a short time
सड़क किनारे वाहन रोकने की जगह, ले-बाई
- The lorry driver pulled into a lay-by to rest.
- Buses stop in the lay-by so that they do not block traffic.
- We stopped in a lay-by to check the map.
+ 2 more examples
- A broken-down van was parked in the lay-by.
- There is a small lay-by with a tea stall near the bridge.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a lay-by (countable noun)
A lay-by is a small area at the side of a road where drivers can stop. The plural is lay-bys, and it is mainly British English.
'Lay-by' सड़क के किनारे का छोटा स्थान है जहाँ चालक रुक सकते हैं; plural 'lay-bys' है और यह मुख्यतः British English है।
- He pulled into a lay-by to answer the call.
- There are two lay-bys on this stretch.
in / into / at a lay-by
Use into with movement and in or at for position.
गति के लिए 'into' और स्थिति के लिए 'in' या 'at' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The truck stopped in a lay-by for the night.
lay-by (hyphen)
Write it with a hyphen. It is not related to the verb lay.
इसे hyphen के साथ लिखिए; इसका संबंध क्रिया 'lay' से नहीं है।
- A lay-by is not a parking lot.
lay-by vs parking bay vs pull-in
A lay-by is on a main road for short stops. A parking bay is marked in a car park.
Lay-by मुख्य सड़क पर थोड़ी देर रुकने की जगह है, जबकि parking bay पार्किंग में चिह्नित स्थान है।
- Park in the marked bay, not the lay-by.
lay-by (in Indian English)
In India the same place is often called a pull-off or roadside stop, but lay-by appears on signs and in news.
भारत में इसे प्रायः pull-off या roadside stop कहते हैं, पर संकेत-पट्टों और समाचारों में 'lay-by' आता है।
- A sign said: Lay-by 200 metres ahead.
+Collocations 5
verb + lay-by
pull intostop inpark inturn intouse
- The driver pulled into a lay-by to rest.
adjective + lay-by
smallroadsidegravelquietempty
- A small gravel lay-by lay beside the stream.
lay-by + noun
signstopcafespacekiosk
- A tea kiosk stood in the lay-by.
lay-by + reason
emergencyrestpuncturephone callmap check
- He stopped in the lay-by to change a puncture.
lay-by + location
on the highwayby the lakenear the bridgeoutside the village
- We rested in a lay-by near the bridge.
“More examples 7
- The ambulance waited in a lay-by for the traffic to clear.
ambulance यातायात साफ़ होने तक एक lay-by में रुकी रही।
- We had tea at a lay-by on the highway.
हमने highway पर एक lay-by में चाय पी।
- Do not park in the lay-by if it blocks the lane.
यदि lay-by लेन को रोकता हो तो वहाँ गाड़ी खड़ी न करें।
- A lay-by is useful when your car breaks down.
गाड़ी ख़राब होने पर lay-by उपयोगी होता है।
- Radhika's father stopped in a lay-by to study the map.
राधिका के पिता नक्शा देखने के लिए एक lay-by में रुके।
- Truck drivers often sleep in a lay-by on the way to Ludhiana.
ट्रक चालक लुधियाना के रास्ते में प्रायः lay-by में सोते हैं।
- The council built a new lay-by near the temple.
परिषद ने मंदिर के पास नया lay-by बनवाया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He stopped at a layby.
✓ He stopped at a lay-by.
The usual spelling uses a hyphen.
सामान्य वर्तनी में hyphen लगता है।
✗ We stopped in a lay-by for have tea.
✓ We stopped in a lay-by to have tea.
Use a to-infinitive to show purpose.
उद्देश्य बताने के लिए to-infinitive का प्रयोग होता है।