service station

noun

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2
: a place at which some service is offered

Examples of service station in a Sentence

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The lucky Texas ticket was sold at a Big’s service station in Fredericksburg, which is about a 230-mile drive southwest from Fort Worth, the Texas Lottery said. Don Sweeney, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2025 The lucky $1 million ticket was sold at a Sheetz service station in Canfield, which is about a 75-mile drive southeast from Cleveland. Don Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2025 The story of six-year-old Hind Rajab made headlines in January 2024 after the Palestine Red Crescent released audio of her distressed emergency call, made from a service station in Tel al-Hawa in southern Gaza. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025 Remarkably, the service station's original restrooms are still intact. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for service station

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of service station was in 1916

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“Service station.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/service%20station. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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