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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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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
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Word History
First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Gas station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20station. Accessed 10 Sep. 2024.
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gas station
noun
: a place for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil
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