English Dictionary: gasoline | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for gasoline | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gasoline \Gas"o*line\, [or] Gasolene engine \Gas"o*lene, en"gine\ . (Mach.) A kind of internal-combustion engine; -- in British countries called usually {petrol engine}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gasoline \Gas"o*line\ (? [or] ?; 104), n. A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained from petroleum, as also by the distillation of bituminous coal. It is used in making air gas, and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See {Carburetor}. |