Petrol
Pronunciation
- enPR: pĕt'rəl, IPA: /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/
- Homophones: petrel
Origin
From French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετÏÎλαιον (petrelaion, "oil of the rock"), from Ï€ÎÏ„Ïα (petra, "stone, rock")+ ἔλαιον (elaion, "olive oil, any oily substance")
Full definition of petrol
Noun
petrol
(uncountable)- (chiefly AU, NZ, UK) Petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
- 1987 October 29, Advertisement, New Scientist, %22petrols%22+-intitle:%22petrol%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nNfWT67gJMaWiQf02JyRAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22petrol%22|%22petrols%22%20-intitle%3A%22petrol%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 31,We were the first company to introduce unleaded petrol in Britain, opening our first pump in June 1986.
- 2000 September 27, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, Second Session, Volume 146, Part 14, %22petrols%22+america|american+-intitle:%22petrol%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=luDWT_KnO66OiAf0qeCMAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22petrol%22|%22petrols%22%20america|american%20-intitle%3A%22petrol%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 19605,European oil firms are beginning to follow the example of their American counterparts by adding convenience stores to their pumps: the typical American petrol station now makes some 40 percent of its profits from the sale of non-oil products, such as cigarettes and beer.
- 2003, S. Srinivasan, Automotive Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill, India, 2nd Edition, %22petrols%22+-intitle:%22petrol%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nNfWT67gJMaWiQf02JyRAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22petrol%22|%22petrols%22%20-intitle%3A%22petrol%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 149,At a crank angle 6° before the TDC, the electric spark ignites the petrol mixture.
- 2006 February 10, Kenya Gazette, %22petrols%22+-intitle:%22petrol%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nNfWT67gJMaWiQf02JyRAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22petrol%22|%22petrols%22%20-intitle%3A%22petrol%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 354,He also admitted that when big trucks bring in petrol, they park along Langata Road....
- 2006 August, Economic Scenario, Pratiyogita Darpan, %22petrols%22+-intitle:%22petrol%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nNfWT67gJMaWiQf02JyRAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22petrol%22|%22petrols%22%20-intitle%3A%22petrol%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 218,The increase in rates comes just a few days after India raised petrol prices by 9-2% and diesel prices by 6-6% which boosed inflation expectations in Indian economy.
- 2008, Robin Stonecash, Joshua Gans, Stephen King, Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Macroeconomics, Cengage Learning Australia, %22petrols%22+-intitle:%22petrol%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nNfWT67gJMaWiQf02JyRAw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22petrol%22|%22petrols%22%20-intitle%3A%22petrol%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 122,Most major Australian cities receive their petrol from a single refinery.