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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There are many options to consider, from everyday services like laundromats and gas stations to more specialized businesses like IT companies. Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 In an unrelated murder case, Horton was inside a Clark gas station, 2725 W. 5th Ave., in May 2020 when his half-brother Aaron Sawyer opened fire and killed Dorell Townsend. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025 Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025 Police in Greensboro, North Carolina, are urging the community to share any information related to the case of Marissa Carmichael, a Black mother of five who vanished one year ago on Jan. 14, 2024, from an Exxon gas station shortly after making a distressed call to 911. Deena Zaru, ABC News, 15 Jan. 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 21 Jan. 2025.

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gas station

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

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