gasoline

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Yes, the gasoline is there and it†™ s 50 cents cheaper, but do you have to use it?

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  1. noun A volatile mixture of flammable liquid hydrocarbons derived chiefly from crude petroleum and used principally as a fuel for internal-combustion engines.

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  • Description of the man paying for the gasoline--broad and powerful, wearing a rope for a belt. —  030 - Spook Hole
  • He came back with the hat full of gasoline which he had drained from the tank of his car He threw the hatful of gasoline onto the laundry truck body He put a match flame to a stick which he had dipped in the gasoline, and threw the blazing stick at the laundry truck. —  099 - The Pink Lady
  • "Louisiana refineries supply a chunk of the southern states 'product needs -- gasoline, diesel, whatever." —  News4Jax.com - Local News
  • Today's economic climate of financial instability and deepening recession, moreover, makes the piling on of new taxes -- gasoline or otherwise -- not just politically unpalatable but economically dubious in the extreme. —  Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.
  • Add a generous fudge-factor for gasoline, which is closer to 6lbs / gal.
 

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/ˈgæsoʊklin, lɪn/
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