filling station
/'filiɳ'steiʃn/
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.
Noun
-
a service station that sells gasoline
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