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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More than 30,000 crypto ATMs sit inside gas stations, smoke shops, grocery stores and other sites across the US, according to Coin ATM Radar, which tracks the devices. Curt Devine, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 There are about 60 gas stations nationwide and rising—concentrated in Missouri, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Texas thus far—that already are selling regular unleaded gasoline below $2 per gallon, McClain said. Jordan Blum, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 At a gas station in Berwyn, agents made a stop and were again met with protests. Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 Where to buy lottery tickets Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores, and grocery stores. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 16 Dec. 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 19 Dec. 2025.

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gas station

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

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