petrol station

noun

British
: a place where gasoline for vehicles is sold

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Quitting without trying to fix the situation is like abandoning a car that’s run out of fuel when there’s a petrol station just around the corner. — Nono Bokete, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025 Go to Spoonbill Watering Hole, a converted old-school petrol station now serving southern food with a Mexican twist, taking advantage of the abundant seafood of the gulf coast. — Natasha Langan, theweek, 23 Dec. 2024

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