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. Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2025 The nearest gas station to the proposed Wawa is 1.6 miles away. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 13 July 2025 Between 50-80 structures have been destroyed in the blaze, the NPS said, including a visitor’s center, a gas station, an administrative building and employee housing, Grand Canyon park Superintendent Ed Keable told the Associated Press. Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025 Dispatchers told the man to stop at a nearby gas station. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 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 19 Jul. 2025.

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gas station

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

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