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 financial firm defines that as spending more than 95% of household income on necessities such as housing, gasoline, groceries, utility bills and internet service. —Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025

The costs of utilities and gasoline both surged after the pandemic and especially after commodity prices spiked from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022. —Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2025

But the nomads are moved by father and son’s plight, and by Luis’s gift of gasoline, a resource as scarce as water and food. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025

Most modern trucks with mild hybrid or hybrid powertrain systems heavily rely on electric motors to extend their total driving range and combust gasoline more efficiently. —Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 14 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