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

Advertisement While crude oil must be refined into products like gasoline before consumers can use it, diesel is already a finished fuel. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Asian brands first make significant inroads into the US market during the oil price shock 50 years ago, and were clearly helped by the latest gasoline price spike. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Trump subsequently seemed to lean against an export ban due to its potential impact on gasoline prices. — Sam Meredith,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

The economy has shown signs of strain in recent months, including a bond selloff and a resurgence in oil and gasoline prices. — Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Oct. 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