Roadhouse

//ˈɹəʊdˌhaʊs// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An inn or similar establishment situated beside a road beyond the jurisdiction of a town or city. In the centuries before motor vehicles, such inns were places for travellers to stop at night during multi-day journeys, besides being public houses for their local countryfolk. US

    "Near-synonym: coaching inn (often synonymous, historically)"

  2. 2
    an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling wordnet
  3. 3
    A receiving house.
  4. 4
    A truck stop located in a remote area, with basic accommodation facilities. Australia

Etymology

From road + house.

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