petrol

[ pe-truh l ]
/ ˈpɛ trəl /
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noun

British. gasoline.
Archaic. petroleum.

verb (used with object), pet·rolled, pet·rol·ling.

British. to clean with gasoline.

Origin of petrol

1590–1600; < Middle French petrole < Medieval Latin petroleum petroleum

Words nearby petrol

petroglyph, petrograd, petrogram, petrograph, petrography, petrol, petrol bomb, petrol engine, petrol pump, petrol station, petrol.

Definition for petrol (2 of 2)

petrol.

petrology.

Words related to petrol

gasoline, gas, fuel, kerosene, crude, oil, petroleum, juice, naphtha, gasohol, propellant

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British Dictionary definitions for petrol (1 of 2)

petrol
/ (ˈpɛtrəl) /

noun

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 US and Canadian name: gasoline

Word Origin for petrol

C16: via French from Medieval Latin petroleum

British Dictionary definitions for petrol (2 of 2)

petrol.

abbreviation for

petrology