service station

noun

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.

service station

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of service station¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Example Sentences

Last year, in the run-up to Christmas, around £50,000 worth of cheese was stolen from a trailer in a service station on the M5 near Worcester.

From BBC

The Met Police said that officers were called at 14:49 BST on Wednesday to reports of a theft from a van at the M1 service station.

From BBC

For references, he listed the mayor, the butcher, the dairyman and the service station operator, and his mother signed papers saying that she wouldn’t request his early discharge.

From Los Angeles Times

They agreed that one of them would take Natalie to a nearby service station while the other would remove the posters and flowers that might indicate where Emma was found.

From BBC

Time for us to park up at a service station and grab a break.

From BBC

Related Words

• filling station
• gas station