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 In addition to the Sunset Strip, Ruscha photographed swimming pools, gas stations, parking lots and apartments, and collected the images into small books that provoked the ire of critics — and fellow photographers — who deemed the work lacking in style and meaning. Lucy McKeon, New York Times, 3 June 2024 The Elkhorn Boulevard entrance also connects travelers to the airport’s free waiting lot near the ampm gas station, according to Johnston and the airport. Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 31 May 2024 Clinton worked as a correctional officer and at a gas station Clinton worked as a correctional officer in a local prison near where Chris and his family lived in Tappahannock, Va., according to The Guardian. Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024 The Rosarito gas plant supplies about 235 gas stations in Tijuana, Rosarito and Tecate, according to Alejandro Borja, president of the gas sector group within the National Chamber of Commerce of Tijuana or Canaco. Alexandra Mendoza, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for gas station 

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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 13 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

gas station

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

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