service station

noun

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: a place at which some service is offered

Examples of service station in a Sentence

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In 1979, the fast food giant opened its first restaurant in Strasbourg and then strategically spread to all the big cities and, later, to all shopping centers, railways, and motorway service stations to reach as many consumers as possible. Alex Ledsom, Fortune Europe, 1 Dec. 2024 Adjacent to this was a service station on 46 acres of land. Tina A. Irvine / Made By History, TIME, 18 July 2024 Nutritionists and organizations like the American Heart Association encourage service station retailers to focus on fruit and other fresh food that’s healthy. Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024 Its service station network plans include building a network of ultra-fast, on-the-go charging points, with at least one 150 kW charger every 200 kilometers on key inter-city corridors. Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for service station 

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of service station was in 1916

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“Service station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20station. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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