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
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In November, a man allegedly threw gasoline on a woman and set her on fire on the CTA Blue Line.
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Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
By contrast, even in the early 1900s gasoline could be transported in barrels and cans.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
An autopsy report on the driver of a gasoline tanker truck that smashed into a light rail abutment along Yale Avenue in Denver on Thanksgiving shows the driver had alcohol and methamphetamine in his system.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
In Haiti, the sounds of the purportedly supernatural are mixed with the scents of gasoline—diesel that’s still poured into jugs in order to transport.
—Ruth Jean-Marie, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
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Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
By contrast, even in the early 1900s gasoline could be transported in barrels and cans.
—Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 5 Feb. 2026
An autopsy report on the driver of a gasoline tanker truck that smashed into a light rail abutment along Yale Avenue in Denver on Thanksgiving shows the driver had alcohol and methamphetamine in his system.
—Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
In Haiti, the sounds of the purportedly supernatural are mixed with the scents of gasoline—diesel that’s still poured into jugs in order to transport.
—Ruth Jean-Marie, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gasoline
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“Gasoline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasoline. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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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
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