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

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Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2025 There’s the plethora of blaze orange at gas stations. Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 1 Jan. 2025 Giant Food stores close at 9 p.m., including 24-hour stores; gas stations close at 8 p.m.; pharmacies close at 6 p.m. and Giant Pickup closes at 8 p.m. Kroger stores will mostly be open normal hours. Kate Gibson, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024 Consider asking: What is your favorite snack to buy at a gas station or airport? Tracy Brower, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gas station 

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

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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 10 Jan. 2025.

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gas station

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

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