Synonym: gas, gasolene, gasoline. Similar words: petroleum, perpetrate, patrol, control, metropolis, victrola, metropolitan, comptroller. Meaning: ['petrəl] 
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.
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. 
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91. It would not be easy to cover ten miles on that amount of petrol.
92. A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station.
93. The price of petrol is coming down by four pence a gallon.
94. They have put a ceiling on the price of petrol.
95. We drove there and back on one tank of petrol.
96. Bear in mind that petrol stations are scarce in the more remote areas.
97. The petrol will not last out through the whole journey.
98. The Prime Minister yesterday ruled out Government action to hold down petrol prices.
99. The government admitted that there was a petrol shortage, but warned people against panic buying.
100. Legislation will require UK petrol companies to meet an EU specification for petrol.
101. The whole building was sent up in flames when the petrol exploded.
102. Every eventuality is covered, from running out of petrol to needing water.
103. After a long journey, we got to a petrol station at last.
104. Can you smell petrol?
105. The report called for urgent action to reduce lead in petrol.
106. This gauge tells you the amount of petrol you have left/how much petrol you have left.
107. I'm running out of petrol, so I have to stop at the next filling station.
108. Rioters hurled rocks and petrol bombs in clashes with police at the weekend.
109. Thugs poured petrol over a schoolboy and tried to set him alight.
110. The government accused the two companies of fixing petrol prices.
111. There's no petrol,(http://sentencedict.com/petrol.html) so it's very difficult to transport goods.
112. Today's vehicles use two kinds of fuel - petrol and diesel.
113. Petrol can be chosen at the flick of a switch.
114. If you drive me up to Edinburgh, we'll go halves on the petrol.
115. Do you remember when petrol was rationed to five gallons a week?
116. We're low on petrol.
117. The use of lead - free petrol is now being phased in.
118. The tax increase will add 4p to a litre of petrol.
119. We had to sluice out the garage to get rid of the smell of petrol.
120. The crowds became violent and threw petrol bombs at the police.
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