petrol engine
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Ganesh Ram, 41, said he paid about $120 for a portable petrol engine sprayer similar to the one Sharma has—the equivalent of around 60 days’ salary.
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
Unlike the aviator who threw himself into the air on a bundle of steel rods and rubber, a propeller and a petrol engine, the phlegmatic German took no risks with a balloon.
From The Sequel What the Great War will mean to Australia by Taylor, George A. (George Augustine)
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