filling station

noun

Examples of filling station in a Sentence

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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 Gas trucks could not access gas terminals in Port Everglades, a hub for filling stations for Miami, Ft. Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Garfield Hylton, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 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 11 Feb. 2025.

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