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  • 1petrol bomb — n BrE a simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with petrol and a lighted cloth = ↑molotov cocktail …

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  • 2petrol station — petrol .station n BrE a place where you can take your car and fill it with petrol American Equivalent: gas station …

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  • 3petrol */*/ — UK [ˈpetrəl] / US noun [uncountable] British a liquid used as fuel for cars and other vehicles. The American word is gasoline petrol prices/fumes/pumps How far can you go on a tankful of petrol? I need to fill up with petrol (= fill the car with… …

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  • 4petrol tank — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms petrol tank : singular petrol tank plural petrol tanks British the part of a car or other vehicle that you fill with petrol. The American word is gas tank …

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  • 5petrol tank — noun a tank for holding gasoline to supply a vehicle • Syn: ↑gas tank, ↑gasoline tank • Hypernyms: ↑tank, ↑storage tank • Part Holonyms: ↑fuel system * * * petrol tank UK US …

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  • 6petrol bomb — noun (C) BrE a simple bomb consisting of a bottle filled with petrol with a lighted cloth in the end …

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  • 7petrol station — noun (C) BrE a place where you can take your car and fill it with petrol; gas station AmE …

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  • 8petrol bomb — petrol bombs N COUNT A petrol bomb is a simple bomb consisting of a bottle full of petrol with a cloth in it that is lit just before the bottle is thrown. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, use Molotov cocktail) …

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  • 9Petrol (song) — Single infobox Name = Petrol Artist = Ash from Album = Trailer B side = The Little Pond , A Message From Oscar Wilde and Patrick the Brewer , Things Released = August 15 1994 Label = Infectious Format = CD, 7 Recorded = 1993/1994 Genre = Brit Pop …

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  • 10petrol — noun (BrE) ⇨ See also ↑gas, ↑gasoline ADJECTIVE ▪ lead free, ultra low sulphur, unleaded ▪ The price of a litre of unleaded petrol has risen. ▪ leaded, lead …

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