petrol
/ˈpɛt.ɹəl/
petrol noun: a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
Noun
petrol (usually uncountable, plural petrols)
- A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
- We were the first company to introduce unleaded petrol in Britain, opening our first pump in June 1986.1987 October 29, Advertisement, New Scientist, page 31
- 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.2000 September 27, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, Second Session, Volume 146, Part 14, page 19605
- A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
- However, I do feel entitled to criticise the car. There are lots of different versions: manuals and automatics; petrols and diesels; two-wheel drives and four-wheel drives, and it's possible to spend thirty grand on one.2016, Honest John, George Fowler, Car-tastrophes: 80 Automotive Atrocities from the past 20 years
Verb
petrol (third-person singular simple present petrols, present participle (US) petroling or (UK) petrolling, simple past and past participle (US) petroled or (UK) petrolled)
- To fill or supply (a vehicle, etc.) with petrol.
petrol meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
petrol in Hindi
- petrol, gasoline
- पेट्रोल peṭrol
petrol in Tamil
- கல்நெய், கன்ணெய்
petrol in Marathi
- पेट्रोल, पेट्रोलचे, पेट्रोलला
petrol in Urdu
- petrol, gasoline
- پیٹرول peṭrol
- petrol
- بنزین banzīn
More languagesFewer languages
- petrol in Bengali
- পেট্রোল
- petrol in Telugu
- పెట్రోల్, పెట్రోలు
- petrol in Malayalam
- പെട്രോൾ peṭrōḷ
- petrol in Kannada
- ಪೆಟ್ರೋಲು, ಇಂಧನ ತೈಲ
- petrol in Punjabi
- ਪੈਟਰੌਲ, ਪੈਟਰੋਲ
- petrol in Gujarati
- પેટ્રોલ peṭrol
- petrol in Odia
- ପେଟ୍ରୋଲ, ପେଟ୍ରୋଲ୍
- petrol in Nepali
- पेट्रोल, पेट्रोलको
Examples of petrol in a sentence
- BP are putting petrol and diesel down in what could be the start of a price war.
- The car swerved off a road, hit a wall, and fireballed as the petrol tank exploded.
- He drove directly to the office, and didn't stop off at the petrol station.
Synonyms of petrol
Forms of petrol
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | petrols |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | petrols |
| present participle US | petroling |
| present participle UK | petrolling |
| past participle US | petroled |
| past US | petroled |
| past participle UK | petrolled |
| past UK | petrolled |
Origin of petrol
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.
Words formed from petrol
- petrolage
- petrol blue
- petrol bomb
- petrol bunk
- petrol cap
- petrol-electric
- petrol engine
- petroleomics
- petroleous
- petrol filling station
- petrol garage
- petrolhead
- petroliana
- petrolic
- petroliferous
- petrolism
- petrolist
- petrolization
- petrolize
- petrolless
- petrolly
- petrol pump
- petrol sniffer
- petrol station
- petrol tank
Phrases with petrol
Questions about petrol
- What does petrol mean?
- Petrol means a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
- What is petrol in Hindi?
- Petrol in Hindi is पेट्रोल (peṭrol). See Petrol meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is petrol?
- Petrol can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce petrol?
- Petrol is pronounced /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/.
- What is the plural of petrol?
- The plural of petrol is petrols.
Words near petrol in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: petrol (page history and authors); पेट्रोल (Hindi) (page history and authors); petrol (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); petrol (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); بنزین (Urdu) (page history and authors); petrol (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); petrol (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); പെട്രോൾ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); petrol (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); petrol (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); પેટ્રોલ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); petrol (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); petrol (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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