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Definition of "petrol" []

  • Chiefly British Gasoline. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "petrol" in a sentence
  • "Banning lead in petrol is responsible for declining crime rates in Britain, the United States and other countries, startling new research suggests."
  • "And you have refining and delivery of that crude oil as what we call petrol or gasoline."
  • "Some oil analysts have speculated that if this sort of what they call petrol terrorism becomes common, oil could hit $100 a barrel."