petrol pump

British

noun

a device at a filling station that is used to deliver petrol to the tank of a car and which displays the quantity, quality, and usually the cost of the petrol delivered

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petrol pump

"I no longer need to go to the petrol pump," he said.

From Barron's ● May 3, 2026

In Myanmar, prices at the petrol pump have jumped and the junta has instituted fuel-saving measures, including alternate day bans on private vehicles, based on odd- or even-numbered licence plates.

From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026

The AA said that, since November, the wholesale cost of petrol has fallen more than 7p per litre but the average petrol pump price had fallen by just two-thirds of a penny.

From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025

Crude oil is traded in US dollars, and with sterling down this can increase prices both at the petrol pump and at home.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2023

On the other end of town was a store with a picnic table and an old rusted petrol pump in front.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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