Synonyms: petrol, gas [US, Canadian, New Zealand] More Synonyms of gasoline
gasoline in British English
or gasolene (ˈɡæsəˌliːn)
noun
US and Canadian
any one of various volatile flammable liquid mixtures of hydrocarbons, mainly hexane, heptane, and octane, obtained from petroleum and used as a solvent and a fuel for internal-combustion engines. Usually petrol also contains additives such as antiknock compounds and corrosion inhibitors
Also called (esp in Britain): petrol
Derived forms
gasolinic (ˌɡæsəˈlɪnɪk)
adjective
gasoline in American English
(ˌgæsəˈlin; ˈgæsəˌlin)
US
noun
a volatile, highly flammable, colorless liquid mixture of hydrocarbons produced by the fractional distillation of petroleum and used chiefly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
: also ˌgasoˈlene
Word origin
gas + -ol2 + -ine3
gasoline in Automotive Engineering
(gæsəlin) or gas
noun
(Automotive engineering: Fuels, oils, emissions, and other fluids)
Gasoline is the fuel which is used to drive motor vehicles.
Gasoline is drawn off from the gas tank by a fuel pump.
The spark plugs produce sparks that cause the gasoline to burn.
Hybrid cars have two propulsion systems: an electric motor and a gasoline engine.
Examples of 'gasoline' in a sentence
gasoline
The engineers kept pouring on gasoline until the remains sank down.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
How does this information change your expectations regarding the future price of gasoline?
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
Most significant were the declining prices of gasoline and other petroleum products.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
In contrast, the price of gasoline and other energy costs remained virtually unchanged.
Miller, Roger LeRoy & Fishe, Raymond P. H. Microeconomics: Price Theory in Practice (1995)
Hence, any narrowing in the spread may feed through to lower gasoline prices.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Many people do not realize that mineral oil is derived from petroleum, just as gasoline and motor oil are.
Randolph, Theron G. & Moss, Ralph W. (contributor) An Alternative Approach to Allergies (1990)
Unbelievable... We poured gasoline on our own burning platform.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Cost: $2 or less for the price of gasoline.
Christianity Today (2000)
Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel after government data showed shrinking supplies of crude, gasoline and heating oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
This is good news for the US economy as gasoline prices tend to trade similarly to Brent.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
All related terms of 'gasoline'
gasoline gauge
an instrument used to indicate the level of petrol contained in a fuel tank , esp in a motor vehicle
white gasoline
gasoline without tetraethyl lead
gasoline-powered
using gasoline as fuel
regular gasoline
unleaded gasoline or petrol , as for fuelling a vehicle, etc
premium fuel
fuel or gasoline which has a higher octane value and is more expensive than standard fuel
Chinese translation of 'gasoline'
gasoline
(ˈɡæsəliːn) (US)
n(u)
汽油 (qìyóu)
英 = petrol
gas
(ɡæs)
n
(c/u) (Chem) 气(氣)体(體) (qìtǐ) (种(種), zhǒng)
(u) (for cooking, heating) 煤气(氣) (méiqì)
(u) (US, inf) (also gasoline)
汽油 (qìyóu)
英 = petrol
(u) (= anaesthetic) 麻醉气(氣) (mázuìqì)
vt
(= kill) 用毒气(氣)处(處)死 (yòng dúqì chǔsǐ)
Nearby words of
gasoline
gas tank
gash
gasket
gasoline
gasp
gastric band
gate
Related terms of
gasoline
gas
(noun)
Definition
petrol
(US, Canadian, New Zealand)
US gasoline prices have been pushed to their highest level.
Synonyms
petrol
Motorists will be rationed to thirty litres of petrol a month.