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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Jackson likened Williams’ death to the 2012 murder of Jordan Davis, a Black teen killed by a white man at a Jacksonville gas station over a dispute about him loudly playing rap music. Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025 The property, encased by a gas station, a Family Dollar, a storage facility and a subdivision, will need to be rezoned. Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2025 Extracted from the leaves of a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, kratom is often sold in gas stations or smoke shops and marketed as an aid for pain, anxiety and drug dependence. Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025 Lincoln County commissioners on Monday unanimously denied a rezoning request that would have allowed a gas station at a busy Denver intersection. Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 19 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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gas station

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

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