- (on a road or railroad) a place beside the main road or track where vehicles may wait.
- a mooring place in a narrow river or canal, formed to one side so as to leave the channel free.
- a place for drivers to stop at the side of a main road
- an anchorage in a narrow waterway, away from the channel
- a small railway siding where rolling stock may be stored or parked
- a system of payment whereby a buyer pays a deposit on an article, which is reserved for him until he has paid the full price
- to set aside or save for future needs
- to cause (a sailing vessel) to stop in open water or (of a sailing vessel) to stop
