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. Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 1 May 2025 At the end of the trip, the club stopped at a gas station in Trout Lake Township for a drink and a few lottery tickets. Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025 The winning ticket was bought for $10 at a gas station in Mechanicsville, about a 40-mile drive southeast from Washington, D.C., according to the lottery. Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025 The two teens, aged 18 and 19, allegedly hit three gas stations and two convenience stores, all within the same day, April 24. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 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 7 May. 2025.

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gas station

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

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