gas station

noun

: a retail station for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil

called also service station

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Regina Kharchenko, acting mayor of Zaporizhzhia, said the city had been hit with 54 strikes targeting gas stations in a 24-day period until July 27. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 If your local grocery store chain has gas stations, always input your loyalty phone number at the pump. Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 31 July 2026 To one side, a cop car sat parked under a gas station awning, complete with pumps and price signs. Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026 Officials say he previously was sentenced to life earlier this summer after pleading guilty to the 2024 killing of 23-year-old Anderson Adonay-Perdomo at a Chamblee gas station. Dan Raby, CBS News, 31 July 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 4 Aug. 2026.

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gas station

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

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