Definition of "service station" [serv•ice station]

• A retail establishment at which motor vehicles are refueled, serviced, and sometimes repaired. Also called filling station, gas station. (noun)
• A business or branch of a business where services, especially repairs, can be obtained. (noun)

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• "Anyway, here it was, my senior year, and Bill was home and something was wrong with his little car and we took it to this service station that sat on the corner of Sixth Avenue and Slatton."
• "As a backup strategy, Id planned on stopping at the service station on the outskirts of Como and asking my gruff overalled friend there."
• "Finally I heard my name paged over the loudspeaker and walked over to the customer service station feeling like a lost little kid."