filling station

American  

noun

1. service station.

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filling station British  

noun

1. a place where petrol and other supplies for motorists are sold

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Example Sentences

Sadly, Sang’s was no more, so I settled for a Subway sandwich from a filling station.

From The Wall Street Journal

But now, having to get the gas twice a day, he often spends more time waiting at a filling station in the largest city, Dar es Salaam, than he does earning money.

From BBC

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

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

To keep them alive, Mr. Mwafi says he wakes up at 4 a.m., spending hours waiting for water at a crowded filling station.

From New York Times

Related Words

• gas station
• gasoline station
• petrol station