petrol station

noun

British
: a place where gasoline for vehicles is sold

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Customers re-fuel their cars at a petrol station as Brent crude oil prices hit $100 per barrel for the first time since May on July 23, 2026 in London, England. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 The Buscadores meet at a petrol station on the city’s southern fringe. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Footage from the scene showed smoke pouring from the roof of a convenience store attached to the petrol station. — Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025 Quitting without trying to fix the situation is like abandoning a car that’s run out of fuel when there’s a petrol station just around the corner. — Nono Bokete, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for petrol station

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“Petrol station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petrol%20station. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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