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

The cost of unleaded regular gasoline rose by a relatively sedate 2.7% in June. —George Avalos, The Mercury News, 11 July 2024

As per the report, the price index for gasoline dropped 3.8% in June, following a 3.6% decrease in May. —Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 11 July 2024

The company said Wednesday that US comparable sales, excluding gasoline, grew 6.3% in June from a year ago. —Jaewon Kang and Brendan Case / Bloomberg, TIME, 10 July 2024

The water has an odor that smells fishy or like gasoline. —Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 9 July 2024

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

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