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

Hunger also is expected to worsen because Haiti’s government in early April increased the price per gallon of kerosene by 40%, diesel by 37% and gasoline by 29% given the ongoing war. —ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

Consequently, oil prices are back to $100 a barrel and the cost of gasoline is skyrocketing a record 25%. —Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026

So why have gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel prices continued to spike? —Jordan Blum, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026

Jet fuel prices have roughly doubled since the start of the war in Iran, a price increase even sharper than the spikes seen in gasoline and diesel. —Camila Domonoske, NPR, 16 Apr. 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

• 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