filling station

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web As the name implies, The Old Station inhabits what filling station fanatics believe is a former Conoco station built in 1928. Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 14 Jan. 2023 Sites have picnic tables, charcoal grills, and pit toilets, and drinking water can be collected at a filling station outside of the visitor-center restrooms. Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2022 At Kountry Xpress, the convenience store and filling station where the beating happened, truck drivers stop frequently to fill up on fuel. Andrew Demillo, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2022 At Kountry Xpress, the convenience store and filling station where the beating happened, truck drivers stop frequently to fill up on fuel. Andrew Demillo, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 At Kountry Xpress, the convenience store and filling station where the beating happened, truck drivers stop frequently to fill up on fuel. Andrew Demillo, Chron, 23 Aug. 2022 The video quickly cut to a close-up of a filling station pump, where yellowish gas gushed into an automobile tank. New York Times, 24 July 2022 The new three-acre space offers a water bottle/pet bowl filling station, unisex portable toilet, parking lot improvements and three van-accessible parking spaces. Layla Mcmurtrie, Detroit Free Press, 17 Aug. 2022 Guests can enjoy Starbucks coffee, a water filling station, sweet and savory snacks, fresh pastries in the morning and a dessert bar in the evening. Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 29 July 2022 See More

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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 28 Mar. 2023.

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