A piece of equipment installed in a petrol station to dispense petrol or diesel into the fuel tank of a motor vehicle; a petrol pump.
‘an SUV was parked at the gas pumps’
‘savings at the gas pump have boosted consumer spending’
‘Never leave your receipt or slip in the ATM or gas pump.’
‘Filling stations are selling ad space in the tiny screens on their gas pumps.’
‘Don't throw credit-card receipts from stores or gas pumps in public trash receptacles.’
‘The village usually had a store with gas pumps out front, and a cooler hunkered squarely beside the entrance.’
‘One of the looming indicators of economic progress was the length of the wait at gas pumps.’
‘Benzene's toxicity led to the collars around gas pump nozzles that limit inhalation while people fill up their tanks.’
‘By waving a device at a reader on the gas pump and having their credit cards automatically billed, customers could cut 30 seconds from a transaction.’
‘The sales drop at the gas pump concealed strong increases at other stores, as well as at restaurants.’
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