Synonyms for gasoline
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gas-uh-leen, gas-uh-leen |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌgæs əˈlin, ˈgæs əˌlin |
Définition of gasoline
Origin :- 1864 (alternative spelling gasolene is from 1865), from gas + -ol (probably here representing Latin oleum "oil") + chemical suffix -ine (2). Shortened form gas was in common use in U.S. by 1897. Gas station as a fuel filling station for automobiles recorded by 1924.
- noun fuel
- He sat the legs of the cot in dishes of gasoline, but the kifs still got in.
- Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown
- But this particular passenger had been delivered into his hand and gasoline WAS expensive.
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Gasoline and ile are pretty expensive these days, too, but—Eh?
- Extract from : « Galusha the Magnificent » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Why, yes; I've got some gasoline over on my power-boat out yonder.
- Extract from : « Cape Cod Stories » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Checking his gasoline supply, he judged he could get to the middle of the channel.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- He fixed up his plane and had gasoline enough for much testing.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- In that case we will have the tanks connected and filled with gasoline.
- Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
- If any grease is on the case, wipe off with rag soaked in gasoline.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- If you have gasoline at hand, dip a brush in it and scrub off the compound.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
- Gasoline and electricity have made possible the modern automobile.
- Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
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