Petrol Car ˈpetrəl Run Tank Unleaded Latin Noun

• to fill a car up with petrol
• to run out of petrol
• the car has a 2-litre petrol engine.
• the petrol tank of a car

petrol

1. a liquid obtained from petroleum, used as fuel in car engines, etc.
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• to fill a car up with petrol
• to run out of petrol
• The car has a 2-litre petrol engine.
• the petrol tank of a car
• An increase in petrol prices will lead to severe difficulties for the company.
• leaded/unleaded petrol

Extra Examples

• Can you smell petrol?
• My car runs on unleaded petrol.
• The air smelled of petrol.
• The price of a litre of unleaded petrol has risen.
• Thugs poured petrol over a homeless man and tried to set him alight.
• We ran out of petrol and had to walk to the nearest garage.
• Does your car run on unleaded petrol?
• I've filled the car up with petrol.
• Make sure the lights are working, the tyres are inflated and the petrol tank is full before setting off.

Word Origin

• late 19th cent.: from French pétrole, from medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra ‘rock’ (from Greek) + Latin oleum ‘oil’.