1.
( technical ) not moving :
At rest the insect looks like a dead leaf.
2.
dead and therefore free from trouble or anxiety. People say 'at rest' to avoid saying 'dead' :
She now lies at rest in the churchyard.
1.
( technical ) not moving :
At rest the insect looks like a dead leaf.
2.
dead and therefore free from trouble or anxiety. People say 'at rest' to avoid saying 'dead' :
She now lies at rest in the churchyard.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005