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Definition petrol in British English

petrol noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈpetrəl/
1

a liquid used as fuel for cars and other vehicles. The American word is gasoline

Example

petrol prices/fumes/pumps

Example

How far can you go on a tankful of petrol?

Example

I need to fill up with petrol (=fill the car with petrol) before we leave.

Example

We ran out of petrol in the middle of nowhere.

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Definition petrol in British English