service station

American  

noun

service stations plural

1. Also called gas station.  a place equipped for servicing automobiles, as by selling gasoline and oil, making repairs, etc.

2. a place that provides some service, as the repair of equipment, or where parts and supplies are sold, provided, dispensed, etc.

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service station British  

noun

1. a place that supplies fuel, oil, etc, for motor vehicles and often carries out repairs, servicing, etc

2. a place that repairs and sometimes supplies mechanical or electrical equipment

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• service stations
  plural

Etymology

Origin of service station

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Having taken all safety precautions - and drilled my son fully on stranger danger - we arrange to meet in the car park of a service station to trade the grand total of 11 stickers.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Buck Atom’s Cosmic Curios occupies a former service station on 11th Street — a.k.a.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

In Portland, Ore., an independent service station owner turned off his pumps and turned his place into a drive-through taco shop.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“People are panicking,” the owner of one service station told the Courant.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

C.P., the proud owner of a service station, Durham, early 1960s.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Related Words

• filling station
• gas station