3 definitions
for petrol
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Petrol \Pe*trol"\ (p[-e]*tr[=o]l), n.
1. Petroleum. [Archaic and R.]
[1913 Webster]
2. (p[e^]"tr[add]l"), Same as gasoline; -- British usage.
[British]
[PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
petrol
n : a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and
heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used
mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines [syn: gasoline,
gasolene, gas]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "petrol":
avgas, benzine, coal oil, crude, crude oil, electricity, ethyl,
ethyl gas, fossil oil, gas, gasoline, high-octane gas, high-test,
illuminant, illuminating gas, kerosene, lead-free gas,
light source, low-lead gas, luminant, motor oil, oil, paraffin,
petroleum, premium gas, regular, rock oil
