gas station

American  

noun

1. service station.

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gas station British  

noun

1. another term for filling station

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Etymology

Origin of gas station

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Reiner’s ability to check into a hotel and travel across Los Angeles where he was seen at a gas station and ultimately arrested isn’t necessarily a sign that he was of sound mind, Faerstein said.

From Los Angeles Times

The restaurant is a gathering place for Venezuelans inside a gas station branded Chevron, the oil company that has operated in Venezuela for more than a century.

From The Wall Street Journal

Every now and then, he watched people pull into the gas station and slink back in the car for their drive of shame.

From The Wall Street Journal

He worked at a gas station his father owned and, after college at UCLA, where he studied physiology, went to George Washington University Law School at night and planned a career as a patent lawyer.

From The Wall Street Journal

Officers filmed the arrest, which was also captured on gas station cameras.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• filling station
• gasoline station
• petrol station