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gas station
noun
: a retail station for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil
called also service station
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Where to buy tickets Tickets can be purchased in person at gas stations, convenience stores and grocery stores.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
In panicked voices, callers reported witnessing U.S. Border Patrol agents questioning Latinos in parking lots and gas stations — and detaining people in large numbers.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
That afternoon, a Miami police officer went to a Chevron gas station located at 1000 SW 27th Avenue — about three blocks from the house fire — and reviewed security camera footage.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
Illinois man faces up to 9 years in Munster gas station shooting
An Illinois man faces up to nine years in a Munster gas station shooting.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
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First Known Use
1925, in the meaning defined above
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“Gas station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gas%20station. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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gas station
noun
: a place for servicing motor vehicles especially with gasoline and oil
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