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

Gary’s Gay Parita, once a service station, won fame over the decades for its hosts’ hospitality.

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

Later, he described Robbie Williams as having "more comebacks than his hairline", and said Shaun Ryder and Bez had "aged like service station flowers".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Before long, they parked in front of a nondescript one-story building about a quarter of a mile from his service station, and everyone got out.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Related Words

• filling station
• gas station