filling station

noun

filling station

noun

1

A facility which sells fuel and lubricants for motor vehicles.

Here and there, under the porches of ruined filling stations, in the gaping doorways of office buildings, lie heaps of human bones.1948 August, Aldous Huxley, Ape and Essence, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC:

Synonyms: filling station, fuel provider, fuel station, fuel supplier, fueling station, fuelling station, garage, gas bar, gas station, gasoline stand, gasoline station, motor station, petrol bunk, petrol filling station, petrol pump, petrol garage, petrol station, service station, servo, vehicle station
Hyponyms: service area, truck stop, truckstop

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