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

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That seasonal price impact could add another 30 cents per gallon, putting the total increase in gasoline prices at $1 per gallon if the tariffs remain in place at the onset of spring, Fitzgerald said. —

Max Zahn, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025 Power Hedge trimmers can be powered by gasoline, electric, or cordless batteries. —

Alice Knisley Matthias, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2025 The district has a fleet of 73 buses powered by gasoline engines, half of which are under two-year leases due to expire at the end of the school year. —

Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 Those rules didn’t just govern what came out of a gasoline engine’s tailpipe. —

Chris Isidore, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for gasoline