gasoline
UK/ˈɡæs.ə.liːn//ɡæsˈlin/
gasoline noun: a flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
Noun
gasoline (usually uncountable, plural gasolines)
- A flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
- You can't put gasoline in this car. This car takes diesel fuel.
- […] naphtha of specific gravity exceeding eighty degrees […] and of the kind usually known as gasoline, shall be subject to a tax of five per centum ad valorem.1864, Congress of the United States, Internal Revenue Act §94
- Any specific kind of this fuel.
- He was trying to invent a cleaner-burning gasoline.
- The refinery produces a wide range of gasolines.
- Marijuana, especially very potent or of high quality.
- Synonyms:
- gas
- An alcoholic beverage made of vodka and energy drink.
Adjective
gasoline (not comparable)
- Made from or using gasoline.
- If successful, Edison and Ford—in 1914—would move society away from the ever more expensive and then universally known killing hazards of gasoline cars: […] .2006, Edwin Black, chapter 1, in Internal Combustion
gasoline meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
gasoline in Hindi
- motor fuel
- पेट्रोल peṭrol, गैसोलीन gaisolīn, बेंज़ीन benzīn
gasoline in Tamil
- motor fuel
- கல்நெய் kalney, பெட்ரோல் peṭrōl, பெற்றோல் peṟṟōl
gasoline in Marathi
- motor fuel
- पेट्रोल peṭrol
gasoline in Urdu
- motor fuel
- بَنْزِین banzīn, پیٹْرول peṭrol, پِٹْرول piṭrol, گَیسولِین gaisolīn
More languagesFewer languages
- gasoline in Bengali
- পেট্রল peṭrol
- gasoline in Telugu
- గ్యాసోలిన్ gyāsōlin
- gasoline in Malayalam
- പെട്രോളിയം peṭrōḷiyaṁ
- gasoline in Kannada
- ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲು peṭrōlu
- gasoline in Punjabi
- ਪੈਟਰੋਲ paiṭrol
- gasoline in Gujarati
- પેટ્રોલ peṭrol
- gasoline in Odia
- ପେଟ୍ରୋଲ୍ peṭrol
- gasoline in Sinhala
- පෙට්රල් peṭral
- gasoline in Nepali
- पेट्रोल peṭrol
- gasoline in Pashto
- پټرول peṭrol
- gasoline in Tagalog
- gasolina
- gasoline in Arabic
- بَنْزِين banzīn, بِنْزِين binzīn, بِتْرُول bitrūl, پِتْرُول pitrūl
- gasoline in Malay
- petrol, bensin
- gasoline in Indonesian
- bensin
- gasoline in Thai
- เบนซิน been-sin, แกโซลีน gɛɛ-soo-liin, น้ำมัน nám-man
- gasoline in Vietnamese
- dầu xăng, xăng
- gasoline in Myanmar
- ဓာတ်ဆီ dhathci
Examples of gasoline in a sentence
- Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?1991, Backdraft, Robert DeNiro (actor):
- In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity.2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, “New Jersey Continues to Cope with Hurricane Sandy”, in The New York Times, archived from the...
Synonyms of gasoline
Forms of gasoline
| plural | gasolines |
|---|---|
| alternative form | gasolene |
Origin of gasoline
From gas + -ol (suffix used in the names of oils) + -ine (suffix used in the names of derivatives). So called because it was originally used in the manufacture and enrichment of domestic gases, such as air gas. Some sources suggest that the name originated from the brand name Cazeline, a petroleum-derived lighting oil, from the surname of the man who first marketed it in 1862, John Cassell, and the suffix –eline, from Greek ἔλαιον (élaion, “oil, olive oil”), from ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). Gasolene is found from 1863, and gasoline from 1864.
Words formed from gasoline
- biogasoline
- gas
- gasahol
- gasohol
- gasoline boy
- gasoline-equivalent gallon
- gasoline gallon equivalent
- gasolineless
- gasolinelike
- gasoliner
- gasoline stand
- gasoline station
- gasolinic
- grassoline
- natural gasoline
- nongasoline
- polygasoline
- pour gasoline on the fire
- reformulated gasoline
- throw gasoline on the fire
- white gasoline
Phrases with gasoline
Words that rhyme with gasoline
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- glean
- between
- byzantine
- canteen
- greene
- preen
- Racine
- careen
- intervene
- lean
- wean
- Christine
- obscene
- routine
- skene
- spleen
- submarine
- cuisine
- irene
- red bean
- serene
- -ene
- baleen
- demean
- eleventeen
- fascine
- gombeen
- latrine
- pristine
- Qazvin
- sheen
- tangerine
- unclean
- unseen
- vaccine
- amine
- aquamarine
- Beane
- beseen
- bottine
- chopine
- Enigma machine
- Eugene
- gene
- in between
- internecine
- jean
- lien
Questions about gasoline
- What does gasoline mean?
- Gasoline means a flammable liquid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, mainly used as a motor fuel; petrol.
- What is gasoline in Hindi?
- Gasoline in Hindi is पेट्रोल (peṭrol), गैसोलीन (gaisolīn), बेंज़ीन (benzīn). See Gasoline meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use gasoline in a sentence?
- Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
- What part of speech is gasoline?
- Gasoline can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gasoline?
- Gasoline is pronounced /ˈɡæs.ə.liːn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of gasoline?
- The plural of gasoline is gasolines.
Words near gasoline in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: gasoline (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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