filling station

noun

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West Penn Laco distributes industrial gases, including propane, and has filling stations and cylinders stored near the roadway. Mike Darnay, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026 Instead, bring a refillable bottle with you and refill it in the buffet or at filling stations. Jill Schildhouse, Southern Living, 30 Jan. 2026 Long lines for gas even stretched for hours at filling stations that charge in US dollars, where a tank of gas costs $52 – more than most Cubans make a month. Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026 Campers can either pack their own or drop by the Ben Reifel Visitor Center to use the bottle-filling station. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026 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 7 Mar. 2026.

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