gas station

noun

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

called also service station

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Inspectors found dead rodents and rodent droppings in multiple food-service areas during a follow-up investigation at a Shell gas station on 14th Street, according to the report. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2025 Going back in time, most Minnesota small towns shared similarities, including schools, drug stores, variety stores, cafes, churches, hardware stores, bars, baseball fields, gas stations, volunteer fire departments, American Legions and local newspapers. Tom Redman, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 Investigators say the suspect’s crime spree included a deadly gas station robbery Feb. 6 in Gadsden County, a police chase in Columbia County, and a shootout with deputies in Suwannee County. Mark Price, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025 There are fewer services here, but Timberline runs the Mountain Owl, an upmarket bodega, and the BFS gas station on Rte. Kristen Hinman, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for gas station 

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 13 Feb. 2025.

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gas station

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

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