service station
Americannoun
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service stations
plural
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Also called gas station. a place equipped for servicing automobiles, as by selling gasoline and oil, making repairs, etc.
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a place that provides some service, as the repair of equipment, or where parts and supplies are sold, provided, dispensed, etc.
noun
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a place that supplies fuel, oil, etc, for motor vehicles and often carries out repairs, servicing, etc
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a place that repairs and sometimes supplies mechanical or electrical equipment
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of service station
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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A polite middle-aged man raised my hood, duct-taped the hose, and followed me as I limped to a service station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
She had been going to the shop at the service station for ice-cream when the blast occurred.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
"Either you panic, or you adapt to the circumstances," he said, sipping a coffee inside a service station.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
"Your flowerpot is a service station," she says.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I buckled down to a solid-geometry problem, until I heard a screech of tires that seemed to begin opposite the service station all the way past our house.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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