service station

American  

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of service station

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

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

At a Gazprom service station on the motorway between Novi Sad and Belgrade, Bojan and his colleagues were taking no chances, pumping the petrol and diesel for their customers.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

What happened to the four salaried employees manning the Texaco service station and why are his parents’ childhood homes nicer than his own?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Everything was closed—everything but one small service station.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

Related Words

• filling station
• gas station