petrol
IPA: pˈɛtroʊɫ
noun
- (Commonwealth, excluding Canada) A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
- (informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
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Examples of "petrol" in Sentences
- Petrol entered the eyes of the boy.
- The tierce later became the petrol barrel.
- The bike was found behind the petrol station.
- The petrol station closed in the early 1990s.
- The priest was doused with petrol and beaten up.
- The petrol engine is not available in the country.
- Venezuela has the least expensive petrol in the world.
- Some rigidity was recovered by the bracing of the petrol tank.
- The last of the petrol engines was designed by Watson himself.
- In the back the northern stand of Arena Petrol, stadium is visible.
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