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petrol

1

[ pe-truhl ]

noun

  1. British. gasoline.
  2. Archaic. petroleum.


verb (used with object)

petrolled, petrolling.
  1. British. to clean with gasoline.

petrol.

2

abbreviation for

  1. petrology.

petrol.

1

abbreviation for

  1. petrology
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

petrol

2

/ 藞辫蓻迟谤蓹濒 /

noun

  1. 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 namegasoline
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of petrol1

1590鈥1600; < Middle French petrole < Medieval Latin petroleum petroleum
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of petrol1

C16: via French from Medieval Latin petroleum
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One of the eldest residents of an old people's home in Londonderry has described the petrol bomb attacks on police just outside the home on Monday as "very distressing".

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Last year, petrol bombers attacked journalists and set a number of vehicles on fire.

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It was a bigger drop than analysts had expected, which the ONS said was driven by a fall in petrol prices.

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Falling petrol prices drove UK inflation down by more than expected in the year to March.

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Those demonstrations descended into violence, with hooded protesters seen throwing rocks and petrol bombs at police.

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