PETROL


Meaning of PETROL in English

■ noun Brit.

1》 a light fuel oil that is obtained by distilling ~eum and used in internal-combustion engines.

2》 (also ~ blue ) a shade of greenish or greyish blue.

Origin

C19: from Fr. pétrole , from med. L. ~eum (see ~eum ).

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