coal oil

noun

1

: petroleum or a refined oil prepared from it

2

: kerosene

Examples of coal oil in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Compounding this issue is that most energy is still sourced from polluting fossil fuels, like coal oil (petroleum) and natural gas. — Marc Saltzman, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2022

Over 1,000 people showed up on a drizzly night to cheer as firefighters doused buildings with coal oil and set them ablaze. — Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1859, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for coal oil

• airfoil
• benzoyl
• despoil
• embroil
• etoile
• gargoyle
• recoil
• subsoil
• tinfoil
• topsoil
• trefoil
• turmoil

Kids Definition

coal oil

noun

1

: petroleum or a refined oil prepared from it

2

: kerosene