Definitions
A flammable liquid fuel used in engines.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“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.”
“2003, S. Srinivasan, Automotive Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill, India, 2nd Edition, page 149, At a crank angle 6° before the TDC, the electric spark ignites the petrol mixture.”
“He also admitted that when big trucks bring in petrol, they park along Langata Road[…].”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Car fuel, British style”6 letters
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