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Tankstelle

petrol station

noun TANK-shtel-uh Rare
Travel & Places Transportation

Origin: from Tank and Stelle (place)

Also means

gas station

Usage Note

Tankstelle is feminine, plural Tankstellen. The verb tanken means to fill up. German Tankstellen often double as late-night shops when other stores are closed.

Examples

"Kurz vor der Grenze hielten wir an einer Tankstelle."

Natural Translation

Just before the border we stopped at a petrol station.

Literal Translation

Shortly before the border stopped we at a petrol-station.

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