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petrol

noun as in black gold

noun as in crude oil

noun as in gasoline

Strongest matches

Strong matches

noun as in petroleum

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His wife works for Suncor, a Canadian Petrol company that was among the first to operate in the tar sands.

The pro-Russian activists rushed inside for shelter, and soon both sides were hurling petrol bombs at each other.

“Petrol will disappear but the national park will last forever,” he said.

It crowd-sources petrol prices and was widely used during a recent petrol shortage in Kampala.

Gray smoke from its engine mingled with petrol fumes and a metallic smell of burning.

Only the petrol tins they took for water right and left of their pathway up the cliff; huge diamonds in the evening sun.

Evidently the petrol had burnt out; but not so the fire, alas!

"Plenty of petrol—enough for all night, I should say," he reported.

Would you mind telling me how you are equipped with oil and petrol?

Hannam, assisted by Bickerton, Madigan and others, had laid heavy and firm foundations for the petrol-motor and generator.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to petrol, such as: oil, petroleum, and texas tea.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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