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# petrol

noun (petrol)

«petrol» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Petrol is a liquid fuel made from oil that is put into cars and other engines to make them go. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrol/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday life: filling up at the petrol station. In science and geography: petrol comes from crude oil, it burns and gives off gases that pollute the air; electric cars use no petrol. Safety: petrol catches fire easily and its fumes are harmful.

### Examples

- Dad put petrol in the car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrol/#x1)
- We stopped at the petrol station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrol/#x2)
- Petrol is made from oil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrol/#x3)
- Petrol catches fire very easily, so never play with it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrol/#x4)
- Electric cars do not need petrol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrol/#x5)
- The price of petrol went up. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrol/#x6)
- The lawnmower runs on petrol. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrol/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: some petrol, not "a petrol". UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland say "petrol"; USA and Canada say "gas" or "gasoline". "Petrol station" = "gas station". Not the same as diesel.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «petrol» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/petrol/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«petrol» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/petrol.html) on Mova free.