gas station

noun

: a retail station for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil

called also service station

Examples of gas station in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The exact location of the fire has yet to be provided, but the large intersection includes a gas station, hardware store and a building belonging to an automotive supplies manufacturer. Rob Frehse, CNN, 5 Mar. 2024 The Milwaukee Brewers are partnering with ubiquitous gas station Kwik Trip in a free-tickets promotion for the 2024 season. David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024 Then, in the early hours of Jan. 17, 2021, witnesses said the pair approached two men at a gas station in the 2900 block of South Keystone Avenue and began to rob them. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2024 On Friday morning, gas stations were closed, a measure the government said was necessary to update the systems with the new prices. Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024 Even critics said they were moved by the testimony of the business owners, many of them first-generation Americans, who said the machines had been a lifeline for their restaurants, convenience stores and gas stations, especially during the pandemic. Sarah Rankin, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2024 Fuel pumps out of order at a Gull self-service gas station in Wellington, New Zealand. Scharon Harding, WIRED, 1 Mar. 2024 Colerain Township may have not one but two Wawa gas stations. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 29 Feb. 2024 He was seen on surveillance video from a local gas station sprinting through its parking lot with his hands behind his back. Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gas station was in 1925

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“Gas station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20station. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

gas station

noun
: a place for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil

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