Gas station
Gas station has 16 English words, such as diesel, engine, fill up, and fuel. Learn them with pictures, IPA, meanings and example sentences.
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All 16 words in Gas station
diesel/ˈdiːzl/
A type of heavy oil used as fuel in the engines of some trucks, trains, and cars.
engine/ˈendʒɪn/n
n. the machine in a vehicle that burns fuel to make it move.
fill up
To make a container or space completely full.
fuel/ˈfjuːəl/n
n. energy source, combustible material; v. supply energy, power
gallon/ˈɡælən/n
n. a unit for measuring liquid, equal to about 3.79 litres in the United States and 4.55 litres in Britain.
gasoline
a liquid fuel used mainly in the engines of cars and other vehicles
I stopped at the station to fill the car with gasoline before the long trip.
gauge/ɡeɪdʒ/v
n. measuring instrument, measuring device; v. measure, assess
grease/ɡɹis/
n. thick oil or soft fat used to make machine parts move smoothly; v. to put grease on something.
leaded petrol
Petrol that contains lead compounds, especially tetraethyl lead, to improve engine performance.
Leaded petrol is no longer sold at most petrol stations because it harms health and the environment.
liter/ˈlitɚ/
A liter is a metric unit used for measuring the volume of liquids.
milliliter
A milliliter is a metric unit of volume equal to one thousandth of a liter.
Add one milliliter of vanilla extract to the mixture.
oilcan
A container with a narrow spout used for holding and applying oil, especially to lubricate machinery.
I keep an oilcan beside the workshop door to lubricate the bicycle chain.
pressure/ˈpreʃər/n
n. force, stress, coercion, influence; v. compress, squeeze, urge, coerce
serviceman
n. a worker who serves customers or repairs equipment, for example at a petrol station; n. a member of the armed forces.
tank/ˈteɪ̯ŋk/n
n. container, reservoir, armored vehicle, military vehicle; v. store, contain, fail, collapse
top up
v. to add more money or credit to a prepaid phone, card, or fuel tank; v. to fill something up again.
I need to top up my phone before I call you.