petrol
noun
pet·rol
| \ ˈpe-trəl
, -ˌträl\
, -ˌträl\
Definition of petrol
chiefly British
: gasoline
Examples of petrol in a Sentence
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Police brandished handguns and fired water cannons into crowds in response to protesters throwing petrol bombs. — Johnny Simon, Quartz, "Police use water cannons and draw guns as tensions rise in Hong Kong," 26 Aug. 2019 In 1974, Honda engineers created a new type of combustion engine, which made the Honda Civic the first vehicle to meet the strict new limits on auto emissions, as the car could run on both leaded and unleaded petrol. — Emiko Jozuka, CNN, "How Honda survived a trade war with the US and won over Americans," 26 June 2019 The violent scenes emerged as protesters used flash mobs across the city, surrounding police stations, disrupting traffic, and hurling projectiles including bricks and petrol bombs. — Shirley Li, Fortune, "Hong Kong Airport Cancels All Flights As Protests Prompt Biggest Disruption Yet," 12 Aug. 2019 Police have also reported injuries among their ranks, including eye irritation from laser pointers, burns from petrol bombs and bruises and cuts from flying . — Yanan Wang, BostonGlobe.com, "Hong Kong airport cancels all flights over protests," 12 Aug. 2019 For Real though, where dropping even a hair behind Barcelona is a polemic and falling behind Atleti is unthinkable, a second consecutive third place finish would be a full-scale, stock-up-on-flashlights-and-petrol disaster. — SI.com, "Summer Disasterclass Opens Fissures Which Will See Zinedine Zidane Leave Real Madrid This Season," 30 July 2019 British Columbia’s higher petrol prices and growth in employment and population explain some of that rise. — The Economist, "British Columbia gives Uber a cautious go-ahead," 1 Aug. 2019 The government has pinned its hopes on healthy tax collections, a surcharge on high-income individuals, an increase in petrol and diesel cess and disinvestment receipts to plug the revenue gap. — Rahul Menon, Quartz India, "The Modi government wants a $5 trillion economy by 2024, but has done little to back it," 8 July 2019 Japanese media reports that a man resembling the suspect brought two large cans to a petrol station on Thursday, according to Reuters. — Julia Webster, Time, "A Fire at Kyoto Animation Killed 33 People. Here's What to Know About the Deadly Arson Attack in Japan," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'petrol.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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