Petrol - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpetrəl|  American pronunciation of the word petrol
Brit.  |ˈpetr(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word petrol

noun

- a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines (syn: gas, gasolene, gasoline)

Extra examples

The petrol tank is leaking.

We must fill up, we're nearly out of petrol.

The police were met with a hail of stones and petrol bombs.

The whole building was sent up in flames when the petrol exploded.

I wasn't sure if I'd got quite enough petrol to get me home, but I decided to chance it.

The petrol station is around the corner.

This car eats petrol.

Petrol is becoming more and more expensive.

The government accused the two companies of fixing petrol prices.

Residents panicked as flaming petrol poured down the street.

The petrol gauge is still on full.

Miles had been dropping heavy hints about the cost of petrol.

The petrol tank suddenly ignited.

Petrol is highly inflammable.

Our supplies of petrol were running short.

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