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fuel oil


fuel oil

noun

Definition of FUEL OIL

: an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene
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First Known Use of FUEL OIL

1893

Rhymes with FUEL OIL

coal oil, corn oil, fish oil, fixed oil, free-soil, gas oil, night soil, palm oil, red soil, rose oil, shale oil, snake oil, sperm oil, subsoil, tung oil, white oil

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