filling station

/'filiɳ'steiʃn/

Thân thiện

A car pulls into the filling station to get gas.

Definition

Noun: - A retail facility where fuel for motor vehicles, primarily gasoline (petrol) and often diesel, is sold and dispensed. It typically also offers basic services like air for tires, water, and sometimes a small convenience store.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • We need to stop at the next filling station; the fuel gauge is almost on empty.
  • The old filling station on the corner has been converted into a café.

Advanced Usage

• "to pull into a filling station": To drive a vehicle into a filling station.
  • He pulled into a filling station to ask for directions.

Variants and Related Words

• Service station (n): Often used synonymously with "filling station," though it can imply a wider range of automotive repair services.
• Gas station (n): (Chiefly North American) A common synonym for "filling station."
• Petrol station (n): (Chiefly British) A common synonym for "filling station."

Synonyms

• Gas station: (North American)
• Petrol station: (British)
• Fuel stop: A place to stop for fuel, often on a long journey.

Related Phrases

• Self-service filling station: A station where customers pump their own fuel.
  • Most modern filling stations are self-service.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a service station that sells gasoline

Từ đồng nghĩa

• gasoline station
• gas station
• petrol station