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petrol

[pe-truhl] / ˈpɛ trəl /
NOUN
black gold
Synonyms
WEAK
Texas Tea oil petroleum
NOUN
crude oil
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crude oil petroleum
WEAK
Texas Tea black gold coal oil fossil oil rock oil
NOUN
gasoline
Synonyms
STRONGEST
diesel fuel juice oil
STRONG
gasohol propellant
NOUN
petroleum
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crude oil fossil fuel fuel gas gasoline kerosene natural gas
STRONG
naphtha

Example Sentences

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It is then distributed to the two petrol garages in the island.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

That means filling up a typical family car now costs roughly £10 more for petrol and more than £21 extra for diesel.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Diesel was for a long time cheaper than petrol.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

In France, the price of regular petrol has gone up by just 17 percent, according to government statistics consulted by AFP.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

At the entrance to the same field, a chaplain and his clerk were dousing cases of prayer books and Bibles with petrol.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan