service station

noun

1
2
: a place at which some service is offered

Examples of service station in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web June 29 Police got a call about another carjacking at the Speedway service station at S. Howell Avenue and E. Oklahoma Avenue. Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2024 In Pinole, zoning already limits where service stations can be located to the western part of the city. Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for service station 

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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 29 May. 2024.

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