filling station
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Outside the gates of one closed filling station, dozens of motorbike riders still queued expectantly.
From Barron's ● Mar. 4, 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 fuel leak is from a petrol filling station owned by Asda, which said it inherited the problem when it bought the site.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2024
The tiny, unincorporated community near the filling station is also named Blackwell’s Corner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
I found myself standing across the filling station with my thumb out toward War.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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