petrol — a liquid fuel used in car engines
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a liquid fuel used in car engines
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpetrəl/
Example Sentences
- The petrol gauge showed empty, but my dad insisted we could make it to grandma's house.
- She accidentally put diesel instead of petrol in her car.
- My wallet cries every time I see the petrol prices these days.
petrol
NOUN[/ˈpetrəl/]
a liquid fuel used in car engines
Fuel for car engines
Carrying petrol in a barrel, dancing with peril!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Latin petroleum, a compound of petra (rock) and oleum (oil), literally meaning 'oil from rock'. This medieval Latin term was applied to the fossil fuel extracted from underground deposits and entered English via French in the 19th century.
Breakdown
petra- (Latin for rock) + -ol (from oleum, oil) = petroleum; petrol is the shortened form used primarily in British English, derived from the first syllables of petroleum.
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📝Examples
“The petrol gauge showed empty, but my dad insisted we could make it to grandma's house.”
“She accidentally put diesel instead of petrol in her car.”
“My wallet cries every time I see the petrol prices these days.”
“The petrol station was closed, so we had to drive to the next town.”
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