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gas station
noun
: a retail station for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil
called also service station
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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
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First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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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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