gas station

gas station
noun
a service station that sells gasoline
Hypernyms: ↑service station

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noun, pl ⋯ -tions [count]
US : a place where gasoline for vehicles is sold — called also filling station, service station (Brit) petrol station

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ˈgas station [gas station gas stations] (NAmE) (BrE ˈpetrol station) (also ˈfilling station, ˈservice station NAmE, BrE) noun
a place at the side of a road where you take your car to buy petrol/gas, oil, etc.
See also:filling station petrol station service station

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