petrol tank

  • 121Oxford and Cambridge Far Eastern Expedition — The vehicles, team and kit laid out The expedition vehicles alongsi …

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  • 122ignite — ig|nite [ıgˈnaıt] v [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of ignire to cause to start burning , from ignis fire ] 1.) [I and T] formal to start burning, or to make something start burning ▪ The petrol tank suddenly ignited. ▪ The… …

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  • 123grinding — [[t]gra͟ɪndɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you describe a bad situation as grinding, you mean it never gets better, changes, or ends. Their grandfather had left his village in order to escape the grinding poverty. ...the grinding difficulty of getting… …

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  • 124filler cap — noun a cap closing the pipe leading to the petrol tank of a motor vehicle …

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  • 125fill-up — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fill up : singular fill up plural fill ups an act of filling something until it is completely full, especially the petrol tank of a car …

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  • 126full */*/*/ — UK [fʊl] / US adjective Word forms full : adjective full comparative fuller superlative fullest 1) a) containing the largest amount that will fit in a particular place The petrol tank is almost full. a full car park full of: bins full of rubbish… …

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  • 127volume */*/*/ — UK [ˈvɒljuːm] / US [ˈvɑljəm] / US [ˈvɑlˌjum] noun Word forms volume : singular volume plural volumes 1) [countable/uncountable] an amount of something volume of: an increase in the volume of traffic The total volume of trade has reached £800… …

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  • 128full*/*/*/ — [fʊl] adj 1) containing the largest amount that will fit in a particular place Ant: empty The petrol tank is almost full.[/ex] a full car park[/ex] This crisp packet is only half full.[/ex] bins full of rubbish[/ex] 2) full or full up not wanting …

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