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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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Meanwhile, 15 eateries — including a Food Maxx grocery store and Shell gas station — were shut down due to food safety issues ranging from cockroaches and slimy sinks to a leaky roof and a lack of hot water. Sacbee.com, 3 Dec. 2025 The company relied on over 12 million individual price reports at more than 150,000 gas stations across the country to make its calculations. Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025 Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public. Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 1 Dec. 2025 According to a news release from the Michigan Lottery, an anonymous 33-year-old Wayne County man took home the top $1 million prize after picking up a ticket for the state's Blazing Suits game while visiting a Detroit gas station. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 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 6 Dec. 2025.

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gas station

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

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