petrol

CEFRA2

/ˈpɛt.ɹəl/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A liquid fuel used in engines; gasoline.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).

Examples

  • He stopped at the service station to fill his car with petrol.

  • Our car ran out of petrol after ten minutes.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

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Parts of speech
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Synonyms
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Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To fill or supply (a vehicle, etc.) with petrol.

  2. A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.

More examples

In context

  • Petrol is no longer a cheap fuel.

  • 1987 October 29, Advertisement, New Scientist, page 31, We were the first company to introduce unleaded petrol in Britain, opening our first pump in June 1986.

  • He also admitted that when big trucks bring in petrol, they park along Langata Road[…].

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”). Doublet of petroleum.