petrol
noun/ˈpetrəl/
/ˈpetrəl/
(British English) (North American English gas, gasoline)
[uncountable]- a liquid obtained from petroleum, used as fuel in car engines, etc.
- to fill a car up with petrol
- to run out of petrol
- The car has a 2-litre petrol engine.
- the petrol tank of a car
- An increase in petrol prices will lead to severe difficulties for the company.
- leaded/unleaded petrol
Extra ExamplesTopics The environmenta2, Transport by car or lorrya2, Physics and chemistrya2- Can you smell petrol?
- My car runs on unleaded petrol.
- The air smelled of petrol.
- The price of a litre of unleaded petrol has risen.
- They poured petrol over the pile of rubbish and set it alight.
- We ran out of petrol and had to walk to the nearest garage.
- Does your car run on unleaded petrol?
- I've filled the car up with petrol.
- Make sure the lights are working, the tyres are inflated and the petrol tank is full before setting off.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lead-free
- ultra-low sulphur
- unleaded
- …
- litre
- tankful
- fill (something) up with
- fill something with
- run on
- …
- burn
- ignite
- engine
- tank
- car
- …
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French pétrole, from medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra ‘rock’ (from Greek) + Latin oleum ‘oil’.Want to learn more?
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