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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Moscow's forces pounded apartment buildings, offices, gas stations and data centers, among other targets. — Hanna Arhirova, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026 Russia took a step toward that future in August, when three Ukrainian civilians outside a gas station in Zaporizhzhia were killed by a drone believed to have been fully guided by AI. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 28 Sep. 2026 Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces struck two data centers in Kyiv, as well as gas stations in the Ukrainian capital. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 Moscow’s forces pounded apartment buildings, offices, gas stations, data centers and a building of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in downtown Kyiv, among other targets. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 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 2 Oct. 2026.

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gas station

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