Get to know Layby better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like area.
Layby meaning
Alternative spelling of lay-by.
Synonyms of Layby
Using Layby
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative spelling of lay-by.
- Useful related words include: lay-by, pull-off, rest area, rest stop.
- In the example corpus, layby often appears in combinations such as: in layby, layby on, the layby.
Context around Layby
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 11 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Layby
- In this selection, "layby" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, small, bus, first, near, close and farm stand out and add context to how "layby" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include in a layby on the and a remote layby in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "layby" sits close to words such as aaj, abn and aboriginals, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with layby
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The crash happened on the westbound carriageway by the first layby. (11 words)
Temporary traffic lights remain in place around a layby close to East Lyng where there is frozen mud. (18 words)
A small layby at the end of the dead-end minor road provides parking at the foot of Loch Watenan. (20 words)
Joshua Jones, 25, was found sat in his VW Golf in a layby near Newtown just after midnight on February 4. Welshpool Magistrates’ Court heard on Tuesday, March 21, that Jones was seen “swaying” by officers when he got out of the vehicle. (43 words)
Ruth Higgins, who runs the Bucks Goat Centre, said: "It's such a busy time at Layby Farm over Easter and it's really the start of things getting really exciting at the farm and for the businesses on site. (40 words)
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.45am on Tuesday, 14 November, we received a report of tyres on industrial vehicles being damaged when parked in a layby on the A7 around a mile south of Selkirk. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 8.45am on Tuesday, 14 November, we received a report of tyres on industrial vehicles being damaged when parked in a layby on the A7 around a mile south of Selkirk.
A small layby at the end of the dead-end minor road provides parking at the foot of Loch Watenan.
A white BMW X3 was involved in a collision with a lorry which was parked in a layby on the southbound carriageway of the A42.
Essex Police said it was called to a layby on the A120 near Coggeshall at about 09:50 GMT on Friday.
From 4.30pm until 9.30pm minibus transport will then take over, pickup from the layby beside the Harry Blaney Bridge.
Joshua Jones, 25, was found sat in his VW Golf in a layby near Newtown just after midnight on February 4. Welshpool Magistrates’ Court heard on Tuesday, March 21, that Jones was seen “swaying” by officers when he got out of the vehicle.
Overnight between Thursday December 28 and Friday December 29, a large amount of rubbish, including rubble, dismantled furniture and carpets, was dumped at a layby near Kilmichael Farm, just north of Campbeltown.
Temporary traffic lights remain in place around a layby close to East Lyng where there is frozen mud.
A blue Ford Focus that was parked in a layby on the A38 in Berkeley Heath has been stolen, according to Gloucestershire Police.
During the summer, Derbyshire County Council extended the bus layby in front of Marks and Spencer, making space for buses to pull up in-line with the new kerb line.
It doesn’t take long to park (safely) in a layby on the A923 and stroll along a field fence to reach Pitcur earth house.
It is still very much business as usual and the whole of Layby Farm really is a great destination for a trip out, with shops, our cafe and of course the Goat Centre.
Keith's Catering Van, based on the layby adjacent to the Hardwick Hill crematorium in Southam Road, was given a score of one-out-of-five following an inspection on March 26.
Porter told officers she did use her phone in the layby close to the junction to call her mother who didn’t answer.
Ruth Higgins, who runs the Bucks Goat Centre, said: "It's such a busy time at Layby Farm over Easter and it's really the start of things getting really exciting at the farm and for the businesses on site.
The men parked in a layby and officers immediately smelled the enormous stash they were transporting from Aberdeen to Manchester.
UK drivers are left bewildered by the 60mph speed limits on country lanes, where two cars have often have to squeeze past each other or even reverse into a layby to pass.
The crash happened on the westbound carriageway by the first layby.
A 10-year-old boy helped carry out a terrifying armed carjacking on a windfarm worker who was sleeping in a remote layby in the dead of night.
Land Layby Chief Innovation Officer Peter Tole says the firm is set to roll out a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) for a blockchain-powered land registry by April 2018.
Common combinations with layby
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- in layby 6×
- layby on 5×
- the layby 3×
- layby near 2×
- at layby 2×
- layby close 2×
- layby in 2×
- layby farm 2×
- land layby 2×