gasoline pump

Thân thiện

A driver fills their car's tank at a gasoline pump.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A device at a service station that dispenses gasoline into vehicles: A "gasoline pump" is a machine, typically found at a fueling station, designed to draw fuel from underground storage tanks and transfer it into a vehicle's fuel tank. It is the primary interface for retail fuel dispensing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Please pull up to the gasoline pump on the left. (Please move your car to the fuel-dispensing machine on the left side.)
  • The price per gallon is displayed on the screen of the gasoline pump. (The cost for each unit of fuel is shown on the device's digital display.)
  • She inserted her credit card into the slot on the gasoline pump. (She placed her payment card into the designated opening on the fuel dispenser.)

Advanced Usage

• "Self-service gasoline pump": A fuel dispenser operated directly by the customer, without the assistance of a station attendant.
  • Most stations today have self-service gasoline pumps. (Most fueling locations now feature customer-operated fuel dispensers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Fuel pump: A more general term for a device that moves liquid or gaseous fuel. Note: This can refer to the internal pump within a vehicle or the retail dispenser.
• Gas pump: A common shortened, informal variant of "gasoline pump."
• Dispenser: A broad term for a machine that distributes a measured amount of something, often used in the context of fuel.
• Petrol pump: The British English equivalent term for "gasoline pump."

Synonyms

• Fuel dispenser: A formal synonym emphasizing the function of distributing fuel.
• Pump: In the specific context of a service station, "pump" is commonly understood to mean a gasoline pump.

Related Phrases

• "At the pump": Referring to the location or point of purchasing gasoline.
  • Prices at the pump have risen this week. (The cost for fuel purchased from retail dispensers has increased.)
• "Pump handle": The lever or nozzle held by the user to operate the gasoline pump.
  • He squeezed the pump handle to start the flow of gasoline. (He activated the lever to begin dispensing fuel.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. a pump in a service station that draws gasoline from underground storage tanks

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