filling station

noun

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The brand logo of the mineral oil and natural gas company Shell plc can be seen at a filling station of the company in Nuremberg (Bavaria) on July 25, 2025. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 31 July 2025 But not all filling stations would need to have that capability initially (just as not all filling stations dispense diesel fuel). Scott Samuelsen, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2016 Arthur Irving Citizenship: Canada | Net worth: $6.3 bil | Died: May 2024, age 93 Arthur Irving was an oil and gas magnate behind the filling station and refinery company Irving Oil. Roy Canivel, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025 Jackson Energy trucks gasoline to filling stations. David Staats, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for filling station

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of filling station was in 1921

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“Filling station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filling%20station. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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