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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There have been reports of queues at gas stations and wider issues. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025 The Kansas Department of Health and Environment issued a public warning Wednesday about 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, a potent opioid increasingly sold in gas stations, smoke shops and online. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025 Tickets can be purchased in-person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores. Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025 The 24-hour gas station and convenience store chain with all kinds of food and drink options has officially arrived in Macomb County. Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 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 26 Sep. 2025.

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gas station

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

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