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
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About half an hour later, a security camera captured footage of a woman who bore a striking resemblance to the angry tourist carrying a red gasoline can.
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Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
Authorities found camp fuel, gasoline canisters and firework mortars in the truck bed.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Police later discovered gasoline canisters, camp fuel canisters, and large firework mortars in the back of the vehicle.
—Tom Vanden Brook, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel, derived from renewable organic materials, offer a cleaner source of energy compared to conventional gasoline and diesel.
—Umberto Cavallaro, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2025
Authorities found camp fuel, gasoline canisters and firework mortars in the truck bed.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Police later discovered gasoline canisters, camp fuel canisters, and large firework mortars in the back of the vehicle.
—Tom Vanden Brook, The Arizona Republic, 3 Jan. 2025
Biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel, derived from renewable organic materials, offer a cleaner source of energy compared to conventional gasoline and diesel.
—Umberto Cavallaro, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Gasoline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasoline. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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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
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