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

gasolinic

ˌga-sə-ˈlē-nik 

-ˈli-

adjective

Examples of gasoline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While today’s top-tier lithium-ion batteries struggle to break past 300 Wh/kg, lithium-air batteries promise a theoretical density that could eventually match that of gasoline, potentially advancing transportation. —Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Nov. 2025

The lavish spending package approved Friday includes subsidies for energy costs, a cut in the gasoline tax and other measures to help consumers struggling with the rising cost of living. —Arkansas Online, 22 Nov. 2025

Reed is accused of filling a small bottle with gasoline at a Citgo station, then jumping on the Blue Line 20 minutes later, before dousing a woman in gasoline and setting her on fire without any provocation. —Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

Taxes on gasoline will be eliminated. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

gas entry 1 + -ol entry 2 + -ine entry 2 or -ene

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing gasoline

• jellied gasoline

Rhymes for gasoline

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

Kids Definition

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