lay by

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of lay-by.
2. 2
   A paved area at the side of a highway designated for drivers to stop in, for emergency parking, or where vehicles can wait, with larger lay-bys possibly having facilities such as food vendors or public telephones.
3. 3
   A railroad siding; a second, short railroad track just to the side of a railroad track, connected with the main track by a switch and used for unloading, bypassing, etc.
4. 4
   A widened section of a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free, for mooring of vessels, where vessels can lay over or allow others to pass.
5. 5
   A method of retail purchase in which the selected goods are set aside and the customer pays for them in instalments, receiving them when fully paid; layaway.

Verb

1. 1
   To put away for future use; save; to build up as savings.
2. 2
   (of a sailing vessel) To remain stationary while heading into the wind; to come to a standstill; heave to; lay to.
3. 3
   To tend (a crop) for the last time, leaving it to mature without further cultivation.
4. 4
   simple past of lie by