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petrol

[pe-truhl] / ˈpɛ trəl /
NOUN
black gold
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NOUN
gasoline
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Diesel has now hit an average of 200.01p a litre, the RAC said, and petrol prices are also still rising, reaching 174.71p a litre on average.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The cost of filling a typical petrol car has risen to £96.09, the RAC said, up £23.03 since February.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

While UK refineries produce more than enough petrol to meet demand, they do not make enough diesel to meet the country's needs.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

In real terms, this is an extra 42.5p per litre of petrol and 59p per litre of diesel.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

It was crow colored—black, but with petrol sheens of green and purple and deep blue—but the underside of its wings was red.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell

There was Mrs. Spankham with a superb model of Westminster Abbey—its petrolling had been the greatest stroke in convincing the voters of the pure motives of the feminists.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, March 11, 1914 by Sir Owen Seaman




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