filling station
Americannoun
noun
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Motorcycle taxi operator Steven Mbeta said riders could spend days and nights queueing, while WhatsApp groups helped to track deliveries from one filling station to the next.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
Other factors in price variations include the level of local competition and the location of the filling station, which may affect overheads, especially for those in remote areas.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Sadly, Sang’s was no more, so I settled for a Subway sandwich from a filling station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
The filling station stands at the treeless, windswept intersection of Highways 46 and 33, on the well-trodden path between the Central Coast and the San Joaquin Valley.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Drove the main highway in, stopped at a filling station and checked a phone book, and by 10:00 a.m. we were on the Reverend Young’s front porch.
From "Missing May" by Cynthia Rylant
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