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
I went in my temporary hybrid, feeling smug as I drove on electric power for short distances around the city before the petrol engine kicked in.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 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
But though you may be quite familiar with the mechanism of this engine, it does not follow that you know how the petrol engine works, for the two are highly dissimilar.
From The Mastery of the Air by Claxton, William J.
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