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PETR-uh-l-stayshun/ˈpetrəl ˌsteɪʃn/

A petrol station (id: petrol-station) sells petrol and diesel for vehicles (UK; also a garage; US gas station). A car park stores cars; a garage can also mean a workshop. Pumps: fill petrol at the pump marked unleaded; diesel in a petrol engine is a recovery call.

Meaning

A place that sells petrol and diesel for vehicles (UK; also a garage; US gas station).

Examples

• “Fill petrol at the petrol station marked unleaded; diesel in a petrol engine is a recovery call.”
• “A petrol-station shop is not the college canteen; energy drinks still fail the school ban if you bring them in.”

Good to know

a petrol station (UK). Close: a garage (fuel). US: a gas station. Contrast: a car park. Driving / minibuses. Countable sites. Mix-up: petrol is the fuel; the station is the place.

Near in meaning

garage

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