Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

gasolene

American  
[gas-uh-leen, gas-uh-leen] / ˌgæs əˈlin, ˈgæs əˌlin /

noun

Now Rare.
  1. gasoline.


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

You had a line of gasolene running from one bank to the next.

From The Guardian Mar. 21, 2010

That report charged that the Standard Oil Co. still exercised a monopoly and took huge profits, and predicted that the price of gasolene would rise to one dollar a gallon.

From Time Magazine Archive

But a motor boat has a gasolene motor, or engine, in it.”

From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Hope, Laura Lee

Turning on the switch and gasolene he began to “spin” the fly wheel; but beyond a wheezy cough the motor gave no sign of responding.

From The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune by Goldfrap, John Henry

And inserting his hand under the carbureter, he brought it forth again, his palm dripping with gasolene.

From The Money Gods by Clark, Ellery H.

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training