fuel oil

American  

noun

1. an oil used for fuel, especially one used as a substitute for coal, as crude petroleum.

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fuel oil British  

noun

1. a liquid petroleum product having a flash point above 37.8°C: used as a substitute for coal in industrial furnaces, domestic heaters, ships, and locomotives

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fuel oil

About half of Maine households rely on fuel oil to heat their homes, and filling a standard 275-gallon tank costs about $750 more than it did a year ago.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

Nationally, gas prices were up 34% over the past year, and fuel oil prices were up 74% in September, according to the Labor Department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

As the summer draws to a close, families who rely on fuel oil to heat their homes are facing a dilemma.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

In April, exports rose 2.6 percent to $327.1 billion, fueled by crude oil, fuel oil and other petroleum products.

From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026

Near us, two sailors with axes chopped at lines, and two big life rafts plunged toward the water, which looked blade except for pools of fire from burning fuel oil.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor

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