gasoline

noun

gas·​o·​line ˈga-sə-ˌlēn 

ˌga-sə-ˈlēn,

 also  -zə-

variants or less commonly gasolene

: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum

gasolinic

ˌga-sə-ˈlē-nik 

-ˈli-

adjective

Examples of gasoline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Avenger offers gasoline, hybrid or pure electric power. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024

Also on Wednesday, the Biden administration gave California the greenlight to ban sales of new gasoline cars by 2035. —Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024

Rip soaks Jamie's car in gasoline and tosses a match inside. —Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Dec. 2024

And when there were enough of these cars around to justify putting in diesel pumps at convenience stores, diesel soon became as widely available as gasoline. —IEEE Spectrum, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

gas entry 1 + -ol entry 2 + -ine entry 2 or -ene

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing gasoline

• jellied gasoline

Kids Definition

gasoline

noun

gas·​o·​line ˈgas-ə-ˌlēn 

ˌgas-ə-ˈlēn

: a flammable liquid produced usually by blending products from natural gas and petroleum and used especially as a fuel for engines