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

Recent Examples on the Web Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024 Shortly after, he is seen entering a gas station convenience store at 70th Street and Prospect Avenue. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2024 Instead of completing the transaction, the woman said she was robbed at Kiefer Boulevard and South Port Drive, near a residential area and a Shell gas station, deputies said. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 6 Apr. 2024 Video footage from a Chandler gas station that same day showed the last time League would be seen alive, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024 There was a famous restaurant that was in a gas station. Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024 Rojas, a 29-year-old victim, and two other men were leaving a gas station in the 2400 block of South Wayside Drive about 7:25 p.m. and got into a black SUV. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 3 Apr. 2024 Four chargers are laid out in the pull-through design gas stations use, so vehicles hauling trailers can refuel. Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 30 Mar. 2024 This raises shipping and supply costs on the industry that end up being passed through to retail customers at gas stations. David Blackmon, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024

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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 20 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

gas station

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

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