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

Recent Examples on the Web Girl, 9, Among 3 Generations of a Family Killed in Texas Car Crash Just Days After Christmas Yvette Acosta, a witness at a nearby gas station, captured the crash on camera. Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024 Pop-up parking lot carnivals, major roadways closed in all directions for months, impassioned protests over gas stations ... and, sure, clowns and jugglers in the middle of the road. Sabrina Moreno, Axios, 14 Aug. 2024 The breed of scam made headlines this summer with devices found in ATMs, gas stations and grocery stores. Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2024 Detectives in an arrest report said the investigation began in June 2023 after a clerk at a gas station frequented by police alerted authorities about being asked to make a false crime report. Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for gas station 

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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 10 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

gas station

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

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