petrol

English

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”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: pĕt'rəl, IPA^(key): /ˈpɛt.ɹəl/

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• Rhymes: -ɛtɹəl
• Homophone: petrel

Noun

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.
   • 1987 October 29, Advertisement, New Scientist, page 31,

     We were the first company to introduce unleaded petrol in Britain, opening our first pump in June 1986.

   • 2000 September 27, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, Second Session, Volume 146, Part 14, page 19605,

     European oil firms are beginning to follow the example of their American counterparts by adding convenience stores to their pumps: the typical American petrol station now makes some 40 percent of its profits from the sale of non-oil products, such as cigarettes and beer.

   • 2003, S. Srinivasan, Automotive Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill, India, 2nd Edition, page 149,

     At a crank angle 6° before the TDC, the electric spark ignites the petrol mixture.

   • 2006 February 10, Kenya Gazette, page 354:

     He also admitted that when big trucks bring in petrol, they park along Langata Road […] .

   • 2006 August, Economic Scenario, Pratiyogita Darpan, page 218,

     The increase in rates comes just a few days after India raised petrol prices by 9-2% and diesel prices by 6-6% which boosed inflation expectations in Indian economy.

   • 2008, Robin Stonecash, Joshua Gans, Stephen King, Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Macroeconomics, Cengage Learning Australia, page 122,

     Most major Australian cities receive their petrol from a single refinery.

2. (informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
   • 2016, Honest John, George Fowler, Car-tastrophes: 80 Automotive Atrocities from the past 20 years:

     However, I do feel entitled to criticise the car. There are lots of different versions: manuals and automatics; petrols and diesels; two-wheel drives and four-wheel drives, and it's possible to spend thirty grand on one.

Synonyms

• (North America) gasoline, gas

Derived terms

• petrol blue
• petrol bomb
• petrol cap
• petrol-electric
• petrol engine
• petrol filling station
• petrol garage
• petrol pump
• petrol sniffer
• petrol station
• petrol tank
• petrolism

Descendants

• → Afrikaans: petrol
• → Tibetan: པེ་ཊོལ (pe ṭol)

Translations

gasoline — see gasoline

Verb

petrol (third-person singular simple present petrols, present participle petroling or petrolling, simple past and past participle petroled or petrolled)

1. (transitive, dated) To fill or supply (a vehicle, etc.) with petrol.

See also

• benzene
• diesel
• kerosene
• lead-free
• leaded
• paraffin
• petroil
• unleaded

Anagrams

• replot, torple

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from French pétrole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛtrɔl/

Noun

petrol (plural [please provide])

1. petroleum, oil

German

Adjective

petrol (strong nominative masculine singular petroler, not comparable)

1. teal (color)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pétrole.

Noun

petrol n (plural petroluri)

1. petroleum, oil

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	petrol	petrolul		petroluri	petrolurile
genitive-dative	petrol	petrolului		petroluri	petrolurilor
vocative	petrolule			petrolurilor

Turkish

Etymology

From French pétrole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pet.ɾɔl/

Noun

petrol (definite accusative petrolü, plural petroller)

1. petroleum, oil

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	petrol
Definite accusative	petrolü
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	petrol	petroller
Definite accusative	petrolü	petrolleri
Dative	petrole	petrollere
Locative	petrolde	petrollerde
Ablative	petrolden	petrollerden
Genitive	petrolün	petrollerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular petrolüm petrollerim 2nd singular petrolün petrollerin 3rd singular petrolü petrolleri 1st plural petrolümüz petrollerimiz 2nd plural petrolünüz petrolleriniz 3rd plural petrolleri petrolleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular petrolümü petrollerimi 2nd singular petrolünü petrollerini 3rd singular petrolünü petrollerini 1st plural petrolümüzü petrollerimizi 2nd plural petrolünüzü petrollerinizi 3rd plural petrollerini petrollerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular petrolüme petrollerime 2nd singular petrolüne petrollerine 3rd singular petrolüne petrollerine 1st plural petrolümüze petrollerimize 2nd plural petrolünüze petrollerinize 3rd plural petrollerine petrollerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular petrolümde petrollerimde 2nd singular petrolünde petrollerinde 3rd singular petrolünde petrollerinde 1st plural petrolümüzde petrollerimizde 2nd plural petrolünüzde petrollerinizde 3rd plural petrollerinde petrollerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular petrolümden petrollerimden 2nd singular petrolünden petrollerinden 3rd singular petrolünden petrollerinden 1st plural petrolümüzden petrollerimizden 2nd plural petrolünüzden petrollerinizden 3rd plural petrollerinden petrollerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular petrolümün petrollerimin 2nd singular petrolünün petrollerinin 3rd singular petrolünün petrollerinin 1st plural petrolümüzün petrollerimizin 2nd plural petrolünüzün petrollerinizin 3rd plural petrollerinin petrollerinin