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petrols

petrols is the plural of petrol.

petrols is the third-person singular simple present indicative of petrol.

Meaning of petrol

Noun

petrol (usually uncountable, plural petrols)

  1. (Commonwealth, usually, excluding Canada) 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
  2. (informal, usually) 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

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Questions about petrols

What is petrols the plural of?
Petrols is the plural of petrol.

Words near petrols in the dictionary

  1. petrologically
  2. petrologies
  3. petrologist
  4. petrologists
  5. petrology
  6. petrols
  7. Petrolândia
  8. petrolæum
  9. petromastoid
  10. petromax
  11. petromaxes

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