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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Convenience stores and gas station minju-marts are generally open as well. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026 Police searched for a teen suspect Saturday after multiple rounds were fired into a crowded gas station parking lot Friday after the teen argued with another man. Joe Marusak april 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 Apr. 2026 Nothing was wrong with the brakes of a semitrailer that struck a car and a Littleton gas station in March, police announced Friday. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 3 Apr. 2026 Chawla also reported donations from Jay Mundy of Tera Properties LLC and from business owners, including several gas station and convenience store owners. Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026 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 5 Apr. 2026.

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gas station

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

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