Meaning & Definition of Petrol in English
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Petrol
/pɛtroʊl/
noun
1. A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum
- Used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
synonym:
- gasoline,
- gasolene,
- gas,
- petrol
Examples of using
I live in a country where the cost of a liter of petrol is cheaper than of a liter of water.
More and more environmentalists advocate and use environmentally friendly unleaded petrol in cars.