petrolnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpet.rəl/us/ˈpet.rəl/UK US gasA2 a liquid obtained from petroleum, used especially as a fuel for cars and other vehicles:
a petrol tank/pump/station
lead-free/unleaded/high-octane petrol
I'm a bit low on (= I don't have much) petrol.
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- High petrol taxes are defensible on ecological grounds.
- I had to use a bit of petrol to get the fire alight.
- A big old car like that eats up petrol.
- Does your car use unleaded petrol?
- We stopped at the services to get petrol.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Petroleum products especially when used as fuel
- antiknock
- four-star
- gas
- gasohol
- gasoline
- hexane
- high-octane
- kerosene
- leaded
- LPG
- mineral oil
- octane
- octane number
- oil
- petrochemical
- petroleum
- premium
- super
- unleaded
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