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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Within a minute after Long and another man came back from the adjacent gas station, Patton sent the girl running back to the car to protect her. Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 At the scene, officers found a man in the parking lot of a nearby gas station who had been shot at least once. Dan Raby, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026 Outside Chicago, an off-duty ICE agent has been charged with misdemeanor battery for throwing to the ground a 68-year-old protester who was filming him at a gas station in December. Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2026 The victim was able to escape to a nearby gas station, where bystanders called 911, according to the release. Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 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 26 Apr. 2026.

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gas station

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

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