roadhouse

UK /ˈɹəʊdˌhaʊs/ US /ˈɹoʊdˌhaʊs/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

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

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

The pub was a classic 1930s 'roadhouse'. To the railway's official mindset, it might as well have been an opium den in Victorian London.

2

A receiving house.

3

A truck stop located in a remote area, with basic accommodation facilities.

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