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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The heat is on for Fournier, whose involvement with a political consultant representing Sheetz gas station and a controversial plan for a new Sheetz in Royal Oak, has drawn criticism. Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 5 Nov. 2025 What To Know Fuel is running short in Bamako because of the blockade by JNIM fighters, with long queues forming at gas stations, according to residents. Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 The Fantasy 5 midday drawing got split between tickets bought at a Naples 7-Eleven, a Tampa gas station and two tickets from the same Fort Pierce Winn-Dixie. David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2025 The buzz of a fluorescent light in a gas station bathroom. Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 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 9 Nov. 2025.

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gas station

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

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