service plaza

Variant of plaza

plaza definition

plaza (plä′zə, plaz′ə)

noun

    1. a public square or marketplace in a city or town
    2. an open area, usually paved, between a building and the street or another building, often having statues, shrubs, etc.
  2. a complex of shops or buildings, esp. a shopping center
  3. a service area along a superhighway, with a restaurant, gas station, etc.
    also service plaza

Etymology: Sp < L platea: see place

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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