petrol engine
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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On a sweltering October afternoon, Hardeep Sharma, 39, hauls a 40-liter portable petrol engine on his back to spray insecticide across a 3-acre sugarcane field.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2024
Previously, the car's 68-year-old petrol engine would have masked most other sounds.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2021
But as today’s battery technology cannot compete with the sustained power of a petrol engine, they are also rethinking everything from electric motors to car body materials.
From Reuters ● Sep. 27, 2021
The TX also has the option for a range extender 1.5-liter petrol engine for use when the driver wants to conserve the battery.
From The Verge ● Dec. 5, 2017
The electric motor was out of the question, and an adaptation of the latest petrol engine as applied to motor-cars and launches seemed to offer the most likely solution.
From King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane by Strang, Herbert
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