Petrol
noun
A liquid made from petroleum, used as fuel for engines in cars, motorbikes, and other vehicles.
I need to fill my car with petrol.
Often appears as...
- fill up with petrol
- petrol station
noun
Petrol can also refer to the smell of gasoline.
There's a strong smell of petrol in the garage.
Often appears as...
- smell of petrol
- petrol fumes
noun
A liquid made from petroleum, used as fuel for engines in cars, motorbikes, and other vehicles.
I need to fill my car with petrol.
Often appears as...
- fill up with petrol
- petrol station
noun
Petrol can also refer to the smell of gasoline.
There's a strong smell of petrol in the garage.
Often appears as...
- smell of petrol
- petrol fumes
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicle Fuel
Petrol is the common term in certain countries for fueling vehicles like cars and motorbikes.
My motorbike runs out of petrol quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Refill Context
When talking about refueling, 'petrol' indicates what you're filling your vehicle with.
Let's stop here to get some petrol.
Pro Tip 3/3Purchase Location
The place where you buy petrol is known as a 'petrol station' or 'service station'.
The nearest petrol station is 5 kilometres away.
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicle Fuel
Petrol is the common term in certain countries for fueling vehicles like cars and motorbikes.
My motorbike runs out of petrol quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Refill Context
When talking about refueling, 'petrol' indicates what you're filling your vehicle with.
Let's stop here to get some petrol.
Pro Tip 3/3Purchase Location
The place where you buy petrol is known as a 'petrol station' or 'service station'.
The nearest petrol station is 5 kilometres away.
Pro Tip 1/3Vehicle Fuel
Petrol is the common term in certain countries for fueling vehicles like cars and motorbikes.
My motorbike runs out of petrol quickly.
Pro Tip 2/3Refill Context
When talking about refueling, 'petrol' indicates what you're filling your vehicle with.
Let's stop here to get some petrol.
Pro Tip 3/3Purchase Location
The place where you buy petrol is known as a 'petrol station' or 'service station'.
The nearest petrol station is 5 kilometres away.
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Monica Araya: The...
So you're not going to give up your profits just like this. But. If you hear that so many cities start saying no more petrol and diesel cars are going to circulate in our streets; and you hear the politicians saying that life is going to get more difficult for fossil fuels;
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A reality check on...
miles per hour in between perhaps a more realistic options on this lever transport lever are electric vehicles so electric bikes and electric cars in the middle perhaps four times as energy efficient as the standard petrol powered tank next is the heating lever heating
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Technology makes way for...
selling shortage in corruption now second door-opener bandwidth is the fuel of the new economy it's like a petrol and if you look at Africa in this map of Africa you will see that there is a single cable connecting Africa internationally to the rest of the world
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Tim Cope: On the Trail...
this routine of turning our socks inside out and back the other way every few days but perhaps a lot more important than that despite the fact that my bicycle had snapped in half for the second time during the journey the petrol stove had broken we were
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Andrew Bastawrous: Get...
why are people going blind, and what can we do? The challenges were great. When we got to where we were going, we set up our high-tech equipment. Power was rarely available. We'd have to run our equipment from petrol power generators.
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How cities are detoxing...
but it hurts the poor and minorities disproportionately. The good news is that things are changing. Take cities. First, people around the world are demanding clean air and cities are responding by banning petrol and diesel cars,
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Humanity's planet-shaping...
climate change, the price of petrol or the cost of a train ticket, all united in a deep and rising frustration with this war we have been waging against ourselves. This moment builds on the choices of leaders I met,
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Penguin chicks rescued...
nedeli the feistiest penguin in the world he fearlessly puts himself between the chicks and the petrol even petrels don't mess with the delis
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10 TOP Natural History...
quite a size even for a giant petrol the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time
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Best of Penguins PIPE Top 5...
quite a size even for a giant petrol the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time
Video examples
Monica Araya: The...
So you're not going to give up your profits just like this. But. If you hear that so many cities start saying no more petrol and diesel cars are going to circulate in our streets; and you hear the politicians saying that life is going to get more difficult for fossil fuels;
Video examples
A reality check on...
miles per hour in between perhaps a more realistic options on this lever transport lever are electric vehicles so electric bikes and electric cars in the middle perhaps four times as energy efficient as the standard petrol powered tank next is the heating lever heating
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Technology makes way for...
selling shortage in corruption now second door-opener bandwidth is the fuel of the new economy it's like a petrol and if you look at Africa in this map of Africa you will see that there is a single cable connecting Africa internationally to the rest of the world
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Tim Cope: On the Trail...
this routine of turning our socks inside out and back the other way every few days but perhaps a lot more important than that despite the fact that my bicycle had snapped in half for the second time during the journey the petrol stove had broken we were
Video examples
Andrew Bastawrous: Get...
why are people going blind, and what can we do? The challenges were great. When we got to where we were going, we set up our high-tech equipment. Power was rarely available. We'd have to run our equipment from petrol power generators.
Video examples
How cities are detoxing...
but it hurts the poor and minorities disproportionately. The good news is that things are changing. Take cities. First, people around the world are demanding clean air and cities are responding by banning petrol and diesel cars,
Video examples
Humanity's planet-shaping...
climate change, the price of petrol or the cost of a train ticket, all united in a deep and rising frustration with this war we have been waging against ourselves. This moment builds on the choices of leaders I met,
Video examples
Penguin chicks rescued...
nedeli the feistiest penguin in the world he fearlessly puts himself between the chicks and the petrol even petrels don't mess with the delis
Video examples
10 TOP Natural History...
quite a size even for a giant petrol the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time
Video examples
Best of Penguins PIPE Top 5...
quite a size even for a giant petrol the chick towers to full height protecting those behind his defiance buys time
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Quote examples
Eniola Aluko
English Athlete
As I can testify, living in a foreign country takes you way out of your comfort zone. It's the little things, like ordering food in a different language, buying petrol or learning to drive on the other side of the road, but they all add up to making you a more rounded, educated person.
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Lata Mangeshkar
Indian Musician
The privileged classes today are bothered about petrol and diesel prices while the poor can't afford two meals a day. I am a very small person, but I want us to think beyond personal and regional interests.
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James May
English Journalist
When it comes to watches, it's ironic that you can spend thousands on an exquisitely made mechanical watch, and yet it will be less accurate than a five-quid digital bought from a petrol station.
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Lucy Powell
British Politician
The cost of motoring is a massive issue at the moment, there's no question. The price of petrol goes up every time you go to the petrol station.
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Ian Watson
British Writer
My wife will automatically quote and compare the price of diesel at every petrol station we drive by, like she's got oil-based Tourette's.
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John Betjeman
English Poet
Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.
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Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I switch off lights like a maniac. I drive at reasonable speeds so that I don't waste petrol.
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Alycia Debnam-Carey
Australian Actress
Once electricity and petrol and facilities and food stop, society stops. It's crazy.
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Laura Kightlinger
American Comedian
I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
I'm an adrenaline junkie but also a petrol head.
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Eniola Aluko
English Athlete
As I can testify, living in a foreign country takes you way out of your comfort zone. It's the little things, like ordering food in a different language, buying petrol or learning to drive on the other side of the road, but they all add up to making you a more rounded, educated person.
Quote examples
Lata Mangeshkar
Indian Musician
The privileged classes today are bothered about petrol and diesel prices while the poor can't afford two meals a day. I am a very small person, but I want us to think beyond personal and regional interests.
Quote examples
James May
English Journalist
When it comes to watches, it's ironic that you can spend thousands on an exquisitely made mechanical watch, and yet it will be less accurate than a five-quid digital bought from a petrol station.
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Lucy Powell
British Politician
The cost of motoring is a massive issue at the moment, there's no question. The price of petrol goes up every time you go to the petrol station.
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Ian Watson
British Writer
My wife will automatically quote and compare the price of diesel at every petrol station we drive by, like she's got oil-based Tourette's.
Quote examples
John Betjeman
English Poet
Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.
Quote examples
Joanna Lumley
English Actress
I switch off lights like a maniac. I drive at reasonable speeds so that I don't waste petrol.
Quote examples
Alycia Debnam-Carey
Australian Actress
Once electricity and petrol and facilities and food stop, society stops. It's crazy.
Quote examples
Laura Kightlinger
American Comedian
I always feel like rejection is my petrol. That's what keeps me going.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
I'm an adrenaline junkie but also a petrol head.
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