petrol station

noun

British
: a place where gasoline for vehicles is sold

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People refuel their cars at a petrol station in Moscow on June 24, 2026. Sam Meredith,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 July 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 21 Jul. 2026.

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