filling station

filling station

A place where one can fill a vehicle with gasoline. Also commonly called a "gas station." Pop took the truck down to the filling station so we have a full tank of gas before hitting the road.
See also: filling, station
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

filling station

n. a liquor store. (From an old name for an automobile service station.) Please stop at the filling station and get some suds on your way home.
See also: filling, station
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • comfort station
  • fuzz station
  • disc
  • disc jockey
  • disk
  • disk jockey
  • cop-shop
  • batted
  • fight (one's) way out of (something)
  • fight way out
References in periodicals archive
'If you train your staff, he or she will be able to dispense product be it gas filling stations or outlet filling stations,' Ogbe noted.
Attempt by owners of the filling station to eject the intruders met strong resistance from the drivers.
Mehreen Bibi gave the highest bid of Rs18.05 million for Sabri Filling Station Muri Gate Lahore and earlier it was on Rs3,600 per year.
Going forward retail services is going to be the driving force to push sales for all filling stations across the country, he said while adding that they have roped in a strategic investor for this purpose and are using the services of experienced professionals for the whole revamping exercise.
76.00 rupees but owners and staff of some CNG filling stations in Mardan had been charging per kilogram as Rs.85.82 without any check by the authorities concerned.
Thus, the number of gas filling stations under the SOCAR brand in Georgia has reached 26.
Simply cut out the voucher and present when you dine at Filling Station, it couldn't be easier!
Many auto drivers bribe policemen and sneak into Delhi to get the gas from Kapasheda and Mahipalpur filling stations.
A spokesperson for Exxon Mobil Central Europe did not wish to comment to Bloomberg on the potential sale of the filling station network.Country: GermanySector: Petroleum/Natural Gas/Coal, Wholesale/RetailTarget: Esso filling station business in GermanyBuyer: Several unnamed partiesVendor: Exxon Mobil Corp , Exxon Mobil Central Europe Holding GmbHType: DivestmentStatus: TalksComment: The target business is seen to sell for over USD1.3bn.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, SEC mandated the Sharjah Department of Economic Development to take all necessary action, including closing down all the Group's filling stations and associated facilities, if it failed to meet the 72 hour deadline.
(Pink Sheets: EGTK), has started work on the first filling station linked to the transmission system in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
"Instead of being based on square footage, the new demands are based on total turnover in our filling station and convenience store," he said.
A PIONEERING green fuel filling station in the West Midlands has attracted the new Nissan hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, which topped up during a test drive in the region.
Formed in 2000, the European Hydrogen Association has pulled together experts from seven countries to find and promote hydrogen technology across Europe, and its website, h2euro.org, is a clearinghouse for information--from the latest fuel cell vehicles in Shanghai to the first hydrogen filling station in Norway.
Mazda will utilize the opening of Norway's first hydrogen filling station near Stavanger for the first on-road showing of the vehicle outside Japan.