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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"Either you panic, or you adapt to the circumstances," he said, sipping a coffee inside a service station.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Italian oil major Eni ENI 2.60%increase; green up pointing triangle said it would buy fuel service station business Oil Tankstellen from Prax for an undisclosed sum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
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
Unfortunately for soccer fans in Central L.A., they will face one of the most-crowded service station stops closest to downtown at Union Station.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2026
The truck eased into Red Williams’ service station.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
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