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

Recent Examples on the Web

Though the drone was programmed to travel to a particular gas station by human operators, its final target mostly likely was selected by the weapon’s own internal system. — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit states that the accused was arrested in May 2021 for injuring a man and damaging multiple vehicles after discharging a firearm more than 20 times at a Kissimmee gas station and then fleeing the scene. — Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026

Police are investigating a robbery at a gas station in Wethersfield on Wednesday. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Aug. 2026

The woman was struck by a Jeep while riding her e-scooter as the vehicle exited a gas station at 71st Street and Bay Drive. — Manuel Bojorquez, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gas station

• ablation
• aeration
• bination
• carnation
• cassation
• castration
• causation
• centration
• cessation
• cetacean
• chelation
• citation

Kids Definition

gas station

noun

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