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gas station
noun
: a retail station for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil
called also service station
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In addition to the Sunset Strip, Ruscha photographed swimming pools, gas stations, parking lots and apartments, and collected the images into small books that provoked the ire of critics — and fellow photographers — who deemed the work lacking in style and meaning.
—Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024
The Elkhorn Boulevard entrance also connects travelers to the airport’s free waiting lot near the ampm gas station, according to Johnston and the airport.
—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024
Clinton worked as a correctional officer and at a gas station
Clinton worked as a correctional officer in a local prison near where Chris and his family lived in Tappahannock, Va., according to The Guardian.
—Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
The Rosarito gas plant supplies about 235 gas stations in Tijuana, Rosarito and Tecate, according to Alejandro Borja, president of the gas sector group within the National Chamber of Commerce of Tijuana or Canaco.
—Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Gas station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20station. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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gas station
noun
: a place for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil
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