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petrol

1

[ pe-truhl ]

noun

  1. British. gasoline.
  2. Archaic. petroleum.


verb (used with object)

petrolled, petrolling.
  1. British. to clean with gasoline.

petrol.

2

abbreviation for

  1. petrology.

petrol.

1

abbreviation for

  1. petrology
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

petrol

2

/ ˈ±èÉ›³Ù°ùÉ™±ô /

noun

  1. any one of various volatile flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, mainly hexane, heptane, and octane, obtained from petroleum and used as a solvent and a fuel for internal-combustion engines. Usually petrol also contains additives such as antiknock compounds and corrosion inhibitors US and Canadian namegasoline
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of petrol1

1590–1600; < Middle French petrole < Medieval Latin petroleum petroleum
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of petrol1

C16: via French from Medieval Latin petroleum
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And at the petrol station near the Ohio Turnpike, the pumps bear relics of the last administration, with slogans slamming Trump's predecessor: "Whoever voted for Biden owes me gas money!"

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A petrol station attendant told the BBC in a hushed voice that ordinary people didn't want the country to slide into civil war.

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It failed to ignite, but he then poured the petrol from a second Molotov cocktail bottle on to the bonnet of another police van and set it alight.

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"They stopped at a petrol station because Louis Ahearne was thirsty," Shaw told the court.

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However, later that month he contacted another seller on a legal gun sales site, paying £650 plus £30 petrol money to the man for a shotgun and 100 cartridges.

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