noun
petrol station, gas station
B1
Tankstelle (die): means 'petrol station' (UK) or 'gas station' (US). Feminine noun referring to place to refuel vehicles and often buy small items. Plural: Tankstellen. No fixed preposition; commonly used with zur/an der (zur Tankstelle, an der Tankstelle). Regular declension.
Examples
Wir halten an der Tankstelle, um das Auto vollzutanken.
We'll stop at the gas station to fill up the car.
Die Tankstelle an der Ecke hat rund um die Uhr geöffnet.
The petrol station on the corner is open around the clock.
An der nächsten Tankstelle müssen wir tanken.
We have to refuel at the next gas station.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a big sign 'Tankstelle' with fuel pumps underneath.
Think 'tank' + 'stelle' (place) = place to fill the tank.
die (feminine): imagine a red 'die' sticker on the station sign.
Notes
In British English 'petrol station' is common; in American English 'gas station' is used. Often abbreviated as 'Tanke' in colloquial German.