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

Of the 180,000 barrels per day of gasoline demand that evaporated from the Chinese market, 70% won’t come back – ever, JPMorgan predicted. —David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 June 2026

Those costs are averages across two dozen types of fuels the military uses, including gasoline and jet fuel. —Steven Beynon, ABC News, 3 June 2026

The two facilities combined to account for about 18% of California’s total refining capacity to process gasoline, diesel, aviation and other transportation fuels. —Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026

As a result of the most recent decline in oil prices, the cost of retail gasoline was down 24 cents on Monday from this year’s peak. —Steve Kopack, NBC news, 1 June 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