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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Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Jay Cannon, USA Today, 15 May 2025 It was sold at the Quality Mart gas station and convenience store in Jonesville, a roughly 40-mile drive northwest from Winston-Salem, the N.C. Education Lottery wrote on its website and X, formerly known as Twitter. Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2025 According to the report, the minor fell asleep while in the car at a gas station in South Norwalk as another minor family member was also asleep in the car at the time. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2025 Two years ago, New Jersey health officials warned that two products sold as dietary supplements in gas stations and online – Neptune’s Elixir and ZaZa Red – had caused a spike in illnesses. Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 May 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 25 May. 2025.

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gas station

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

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