lubritorium

lubritorium noun: a facility where vehicles can be oiled.

Noun

lubritorium (plural lubritoriums)

(Australia, US) A facility where vehicles can be oiled.
- Thus, whether stations have or do not have inside lubritoriums, affords a ready means for a gemeral classification of gasoline outlets as to the adequacy of their facilities.1957, United States Congress House Select Committee on Small Business, Distribution Practices in The Petroleum Industry, page 34
- We estimate the size of the building and platform, not counting the outside, maneuvering and parking areas, in excess of 50,000 square feet, plus, as you have inquired, a “lubritorium” which is postal parlance for a post office garage.1963, United States Congress, Hearings, volume 18, page 367

The Lubritorium was now a basic part of the American gasoline station, with the moneymaking services it generated a welcome boost to sagging fuel sales.1992, Michael Karl Witzel, American Gas Station: History and Folklore of Gas Stations in America, page 85:
The Norfolk & Western′s Lubritoriums were considered by many to be the ultimate development of the engine house.2001, Martin J. McGuirk, The Model Railroader′s Guide to Locomotive Servicing Terminals, page 49:

plural	lubritoriums

What does lubritorium mean?: Lubritorium means a facility where vehicles can be oiled.
How do you use lubritorium in a sentence?: The Lubritorium was now a basic part of the American gasoline station, with the moneymaking services it generated a welcome boost to sagging fuel sales.
What part of speech is lubritorium?: Lubritorium is a noun.
What is the plural of lubritorium?: The plural of lubritorium is lubritoriums.

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