petrolUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɛtrəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɛtrəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pe′trəl)
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gas
- petrol ‘gas’ In British and American English, the air-like substance that burns easily and that is used for cooking and heating is called gas. In American English, the liquid that is used as fuel for vehicles is also called gas, or gasoline. I'm sorry I'm late. I had to stop for gas. ‘petrol’ In British English, this liquid is called petrol. Petrol only costs 90p per gallon there. 'petrol' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Forum discussions with the word(s) "petrol" in the title: £20 of unleaded, please. (Buying premium unleaded petrol -95 RON) - English Only forum
a gas/petrol guzzler - English Only forum at the chemist's; at the butcher's, at the petrol station's - English Only forum calculating fuel stocks, changing petrol tanks - English Only forum Can I s***, Mr Fry. Where's your petrol? - English Only forum Cars "use" petrol - English Only forum compared with petrol, hydrogen is relatively clean/cleaner - English Only forum Fill her up, please./Fill it up, please. (At the petrol station) - English Only forum fill the petrol vs fill up the car with petrol. - English Only forum gas versus petrol but what if you mean "gas" - English Only forum going to the gas/petrol station (when going to the convenience store there) - English Only forum How long/late does this petrol pump stay open? - English Only forum I forgot to put petrol in the car - English Only forum If you buy some petrol now, it will save you stopping... - English Only forum Jack drove the car out of petrol - English Only forum on/with petrol - English Only forum one liter of petrol - English Only forum petrol base, base of petroleum products - English Only forum petrol level, oil level or fuel level - English Only forum petrol line trimmers - English Only forum Petrol problem - English Only forum petrol station patriotism - English Only forum petrol/gas pump/filling station - English Only forum petrol/gas station staff - English Only forum petrol/gas/fuelling station; fuelling vs fuel - English Only forum stand number 7 at the petrol station - English Only forum take petrol - English Only forum the car's 68-year-old petrol engine <would have masked> most other sounds - English Only forum the petrol smell of her breath - English Only forum The price of petrol has been going down / has gone down ? - English Only forum more...
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