filling station

noun

Examples of filling station in a Sentence

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Arthur Irving Citizenship: Canada | Net worth: $6.3 bil | Died: May 2024, age 93 Arthur Irving was an oil and gas magnate behind the filling station and refinery company Irving Oil. Roy Canivel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 Jackson Energy trucks gasoline to filling stations. David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025 People’s garages and businesses – such as filling stations – often store gasoline, paint, pesticides, and other harmful chemicals. Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Jan. 2025 The nearest bathroom is at a filling station half a mile away. David Feliba, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023 See All Example Sentences for filling station

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of filling station was in 1921

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“Filling station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filling%20station. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.

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