PETROL


Meaning of PETROL in English

noun ( BrE ) ⇨ See also ↑ gas , ↑ gasoline

ADJECTIVE

▪ lead-free , ultra-low sulphur , unleaded

The price of a litre of unleaded ~ has risen.

▪ leaded , lead replacement

▪ high-octane

… OF PETROL

▪ litre , tankful

VERB + PETROL

▪ fill (sth) up with , fill sth with

▪ run on , take , use

My car runs on unleaded ~.

▪ run out of

We ran out of ~ and had to walk to the nearest garage.

▪ douse sb/sth in , douse sb/sth with , pour

Thugs poured ~ over a homeless man and tried to set him alight.

▪ smell

Can you smell ~?

▪ smell of

The air smelled of ~.

PETROL + VERB

▪ burn , ignite

PETROL + NOUN

▪ engine , tank

▪ car

▪ gauge , pump

▪ station

▪ tanker

▪ fumes

▪ prices

▪ tax

▪ bomb

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