different between petrol vs petrel

English

Etymology

From French (essence de) pétrole, from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (petrélaion, “oil of the rock”), from ????? (pétra, “stone, rock”)+ ?????? (élaion, “olive oil, any oily substance”)

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?t'r?l, IPA^(key): /?p?t.??l/
• Homophone: petrel

Noun

petrol (usually uncountable, plural petrols)

1. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand, Britain, South Africa, India) Petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.
   • 1987 October 29, Advertisement, New Scientist, page 31,

     We were the first company to introduce unleaded petrol in Britain, opening our first pump in June 1986.

   • 2000 September 27, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, Second Session, Volume 146, Part 14, page 19605,

     European oil firms are beginning to follow the example of their American counterparts by adding convenience stores to their pumps: the typical American petrol station now makes some 40 percent of its profits from the sale of non-oil products, such as cigarettes and beer.

   • 2003, S. Srinivasan, Automotive Mechanics, Tata McGraw Hill, India, 2nd Edition, page 149,

     At a crank angle 6° before the TDC, the electric spark ignites the petrol mixture.

   • 2006 February 10, Kenya Gazette, page 354,

     He also admitted that when big trucks bring in petrol, they park along Langata Road […] .

   • 2006 August, Economic Scenario, Pratiyogita Darpan, page 218,

     The increase in rates comes just a few days after India raised petrol prices by 9-2% and diesel prices by 6-6% which boosed inflation expectations in Indian economy.

   • 2008, Robin Stonecash, Joshua Gans, Stephen King, Gregory Mankiw, Principles of Macroeconomics, Cengage Learning Australia, page 122,

     Most major Australian cities receive their petrol from a single refinery.

2. (informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).
   • 2016, Honest John, George Fowler, Car-tastrophes: 80 Automotive Atrocities from the past 20 years

     However, I do feel entitled to criticise the car. There are lots of different versions: manuals and automatics; petrols and diesels; two-wheel drives and four-wheel drives, and it's possible to spend thirty grand on one.

Synonyms

• (US) gasoline, gas

Derived terms

• petrol bomb
• petrol cap
• petrol station
• petrol tank

Descendants

• ? Tibetan: ?????? (pe ?ol)

Translations

See also

Anagrams

• replot, torple

Romanian

Etymology

From French pétrole

Noun

petrol n (plural petroluri)

1. petroleum, oil

Declension

English

Etymology

Perhaps a diminutive of Peter, with reference to St. Peter's walking on the water (Matthew 14:29).

Pronunciation

• enPR: p?t'r?l, IPA^(key): /?p?t??l/
• Homophone: petrol

Noun

petrel (plural petrels)

1. Any of various species of black, grey, or white seabirds in the order Procellariiformes.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• petrel on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Procellariiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Procellariiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Anagrams

• pelter

Romanian

Etymology

From French pétrel.

Noun

petrel m (plural petrei)

1. petrel

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From English petrel or French pétrel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe?t?el/, [pe?t??el]

Noun

petrel m (plural petreles)

1. petrel

Descendants

• ? Catalan: petrell