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

Sweet crude is cleaner, has fewer impurities and is easier to refine into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel than heavy crude is. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

An inflation report on Wednesday is set to provide the latest gauge of price increases as the Iran war pushes up costs for gasoline and other products. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

That is the uncomfortable reading for the Western and Japanese incumbents still counting on combustion sales in China, whose presence in the top ten has shrunk to one aging gasoline sedan. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Prices for gasoline, which is refined from crude oil, and other fuels and energy products were also higher as a result. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

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

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

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