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

In the meantime, analysts do not expect thousands of Russian gas stations to run dry but believe the disruption will aggravate already high inflation and likely mean an extension of the ban on gasoline exports into the autumn, as the Kremlin tries to tamp down prices and ensure supply. —Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2025

What is the cost of gas in California? California has the most expensive gasoline market in the country, according to AAA. —Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2025

But the reality is that gasoline prices are dictated by forces much bigger than any one administration. —Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

However, the energy index dropped 1.1 percent as the gasoline index fell 2.2 percent from June. —Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 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