gasoline station
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1.2
- noun
- /ˈɡæsəˌliːn ˈsteɪʃən/
- US
:
estación de gasolina
- Semelovsky was at the gasoline station in Kazan.
- stores and gasoline station
Examples
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Grocery stores and gasoline stations had a run on bread, milk, cigarettes, and beer.
Fiction book (1996) -
The corner gasoline station is a fixture in modern society.
Academic text (1994) -
And the law said that gasoline stations can only change their price once a day at most.
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"We are starting to see long lines at gasoline stations," Cilmi said in a statement.
Blog text (14) -
Eventually, gasoline stations will close, and state and local highway workers won't be able to get to work.
Blog text (25) -
His organization represents about 1,000 gasoline stations in N.J.
Blog text (23) -
When I left Grand Portage for Minneapolis, I filled my vehicle at a nearby gasoline station.
Academic text (2004) -
Soon municipal camps evolved into private pay camps with grocery stores and gasoline stations.
Academic text (1998) -
The scene is typical of a vehicular piazza: gasoline stations are visible.
Academic text (1994) -
When I need to refuel my car, I usually stop at the nearest gasoline station to get a full tank.
Synonyms
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1.0
A place where people buy fuel for cars and small items
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1.8
A place where people fill cars with fuel and get small repairs
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1.4
A place where people buy fuel for cars and trucks
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1.0
A place where you buy petrol and fill your car
How Full-Service
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a place where fuel is sold' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'gasoline' (fuel for engines) with 'station' (a place/building providing services). This noun–noun composition is a common, literal pattern in English (and has clear equivalents or transparent forms in many languages), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Gasoline station comes from a simple image: a station as a 'stopping place' where gasoline is kept and cars stop to be filled. That's why it means 'a place to buy fuel and fill your tank'.