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Gasoline and Petrol

Gasoline

Gasoline noun - A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines.
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Synonyms for Gasoline

Petrol is a synonym for gasoline (British) in fuel topic. In some cases you can use "Petrol" instead the word "Gasoline" as a noun or a verb.

Petrol

Petrol noun - A volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines.
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Synonyms for Petrol

Gasoline is a synonym for petrol (American) in oil topic. You can use "Gasoline" instead a noun "Petrol", if it concerns topics such as fuel.

Nearby Words: petrology, petrolic

Both words in one sentence

  • During the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the USS Albacore got a single torpedo hit on the ship, which cracked her forward avgas (gasoline/petrol) fuel tank.
  • Also, the prices of gasoline/petrol at the time of writing (late 2013) haven't gotten so expensive that they are simply unaffordable to purchase for everyday citizens.
    Source: Post Peak Oil
  • Or he's poured petrol (gasoline if you're American) all over the place and has a lighter.
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