gas station

noun

: a retail station for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil

called also service station

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Rob-Will has the support of his adoring wildchild daughter, Oreana (Natalie Alyn Lind), but not of openly distrustful Rip, who gave the gun-toting Rob-Will that punch felt around the Dutton universe in their gas station first meeting. Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 19 June 2026 For example, Costco members with the no-annual-fee Costco Anywhere Visa® Card by Citi get 5% back on gas pumped at Costco and 4% at other qualifying gas stations. Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 19 June 2026 The damage itself will impact fuel supplies, perhaps leading to gas station queues in a city the Kremlin has fought long and hard to protect from the consequences of war. Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 June 2026 Citizen App At the scene, officers found a PPD vehicle and white Toyota Prius had crashed in front of a gas station. Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 18 June 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 21 Jun. 2026.

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gas station

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

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