kerosene

Example Sentences

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Before the 20th century, all light and heat in households came from burning fuels, Ms. Strasser said, and before kerosene and coal, people heated their homes with fires.

From New York Times

As the IRS points out, the federal government taxes gasoline, diesel fuel, kerosene, alternative fuels and certain other types of fuel.

From Washington Post

In the past, most rockets have relied on hydrogen or kerosene for fuel.

From New York Times

But recreating an artificial spring to grow the berries in winter has an environmental toll: Farmers grow the delicacies in huge greenhouses with giant heaters that burn kerosene.

From New York Times

Countering that, Eremenko points out that filling the wings of a conventional jet with flammable kerosene and igniting it to produce power sounds similarly frightening but is engineered to be safe.

From Seattle Times