"petrol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/ Audio: En-uk-petrol.ogg [UK], en-au-petrol.ogg [Australia] Forms: petrols [plural]
enPR: pĕt'rəl Rhymes: -ɛtɹəl Etymology: From French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|(essence de) pétrole}} French (essence de) pétrole, {{der|en|ML.|petroleum}} Medieval Latin petroleum, {{der|en|grc|πετρέλαιον||oil of the rock}} Ancient Greek πετρέλαιον (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), {{m|grc|πέτρα||stone, rock}} πέτρα (pétra, “stone, rock”), {{m|grc|ἔλαιον||olive oil, any oily substance}} ἔλαιον (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} petrol (usually uncountable, plural petrols)
  1. (Commonwealth, excluding Canada) A fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel. Tags: Commonwealth, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Liquids, Petroleum
    Sense id: en-petrol-en-noun-JrT~XKOV Disambiguation of Liquids: 68 32 Disambiguation of Petroleum: 59 41 Categories (other): Canadian English, Commonwealth English
  2. (informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel). Tags: informal, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Vehicles
    Sense id: en-petrol-en-noun-41Lhsg8K Disambiguation of Vehicles: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gasoline [North-America], gas Related terms: benzene, diesel, kerosene, lead-free, leaded, paraffin, petroil, unleaded

Inflected forms

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