FOSSIL FUEL

Meaning of FOSSIL FUEL in English

noun

[ C , U ] fuel such as coal or oil, that was formed over millions of years from the remains of animals or plants

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FOSSIL FUEL — noun Date: 1835 a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains, …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOSSIL FUEL — Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a …
Английский словарь Британика
FOSSIL FUEL — noun : a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) that is formed in the earth from plant and animal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — Energy. any combustible organic material, as oil, coal, or natural gas, derived from the remains of former life.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — fuels formed from the remains of plants and animals that lived in an earlier era (coal, petroleum, natural gas)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOSSIL FUEL — Date: 1835 : a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOSSIL FUEL — Function: noun Date: 1835 : a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — ■ noun a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOSSIL FUEL — [fossil fuel] n (1835): a fuel (as coal, oil, or natural gas) that is formed in the earth from plant …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOSSIL FUEL — any of a class of materials of biological origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOSSIL FUEL — ˈfossil ˌfuel BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] a ↑ fuel such as coal or oil that is produced by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOSSIL-FUEL — see fossil fuel
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — also fossil-fuel ( fossil fuels) Fossil fuel is fuel such as coal or oil that is formed from the decayed …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOSSIL FUEL — also fossil-fuel (~s) Fossil fuel is fuel such as coal or oil that is formed from the decayed remains of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOSSIL-FUEL — see fossil fuel
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FOSSIL FUEL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ An obvious and technically achievable alternative to fossil fuel combustion is nuclear fission. ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOSSIL FUEL — Any of a class of materials of biologic origin occurring within the Earth's crust that can be used as a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOSSIL FUEL — Fuel derived from ancient organic remains; e.g. peat, coal, crude oil, and natural gas.
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
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FUEL — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) fossil fuel fuel cell fuel injection
Английский словарь Британика
FOSSIL — I Remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in …
Английский словарь Британика
FUEL — I. ˈfyü]əl, -u̇]əl also -ü]l, chiefly Brit ](ˌ)il noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fewel, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSIL — I. ˈfäsəl also ˈfȯs- sometimes -(ˌ)sil noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin fossilis, adjective, dug up 1. archaic : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOSSIL — (a.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
Английский словарь Webster
FOSSIL — (a.) Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
Английский словарь Webster
FOSSIL — ( a. ) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL — ( a. ) Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FUEL — — fueler, fueller , n. /fyooh"euhl/ , n. , v. , fueled, fueling or ( esp. Brit. ) fuelled, fuelling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL — — fossillike , adj. /fos"euhl/ , n. 1. any remains, impression, or trace of a living thing of a former …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOSSIL — adj. of or pertaining to a fossil; of or pertaining to a prehistoric age; old, ancient; out-of-date
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FUEL — I. ˈfyü(-ə)l noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fewel, from Anglo-French fuail, feuaile, from Vulgar Latin * focalia, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOSSIL — I. ˈfä-səl adjective Etymology: Latin fossilis obtained by digging, from fodere to dig — more at bed Date: 1604 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FUEL — vt to feed with fuel. 2. fuel ·vt to store or furnish with fuel or firing. 3. fuel ·noun anything …
Webster English vocab
FOSSIL — noun a substance dug from the earth. 2. fossil ·adj dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt. …
Webster English vocab
FOSSIL — [fos.sil] adj [L fossilis obtained by digging, fr. fodere to dig--more at bed] (1665) 1: preserved from a past geologic …
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Britannica English vocabulary
FUEL — fuel BrE AmE ˈfju ː ‿əl § fjuːl ▷ fuel|ed, ~led d ▷ fuel|ing, \~ling ɪŋ ▷ fuel|s z ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOSSIL — fossil BrE AmE ˈfɒs ə l -ɪl AmE \ ˈfɑːs ə l ▷ fossil|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FUEL — / ˈfjuːəl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U , C ] any material that produces heat …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUEL — I. fu ‧ el 1 S3 W2 /ˈfjuːəl/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOSSIL — fos ‧ sil /ˈfɒs ə l $ ˈfɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FUEL — n. & v. --n. 1 material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOSSIL — n. & adj. --n. 1 the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FUEL — n. & v. n. 1 material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOSSIL — n. & adj. n. 1 the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FUEL — n. & v. --n. 1. material, esp. coal, wood, oil, etc., burnt or used as a source of heat or …
Oxford English vocab
FOSSIL — n. & adj. --n. 1. the remains or impression of a (usu. prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock (often …
Oxford English vocab
FUEL — ( fuels, fuelling, fuelled) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Note: in AM, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOSSIL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fossil fuel (= a fuel such as coal or oil, produced by the gradual …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FUEL — [noun] - a substance which is used to provide heat or power, usually by being burnedWood, coal, oil, petrol and …
Cambridge English vocab
FOSSIL — [noun] [C] - a bone, a shell or the shape of a plant or animal which has been preserved in …
Cambridge English vocab
FOSSIL — n. Agate Fossil Beds National Monument fossil fuel John Day Fossil Beds National Monument
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FOSSIL — n. Remnant, impression, or trace of an animal or plant of a past geologic age that has been preserved in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
FUEL — n. 25B6; noun the car ran out of fuel : PETROL, diesel; power source; N. Amer. gasoline, gas. See list …
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