filling station
Americannoun
noun
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Word spread that a fuel tanker was nearing a filling station in Malawi's capital, Lilongwe, and the snaking queue surged as drivers jockeyed for position and motorcyclists pressed in.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The oil from Rosebank would be loaded onto tankers via a gigantic hose and nozzle, which looks like the super-sized pump of an enormous floating filling station.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 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
He has kept the Model A parked inside the filling station for about 15 years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
When things looked hopeless, Dad would ask directions at a store or filling station.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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