petrol engine

noun

1. an internal-combustion engine that uses petrol as fuel

Example Sentences

Both are plug-in hybrids, combining powerful petrol engines with electric motors.

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According to Norway's Road Traffic Information Council, 83% of all new cars sold from January to March this year were fully electric, while only 6% had diesel or petrol engines.

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Ludwig Lohner, his development partner, credited inspiration to air that was “ruthlessly spoiled by the large number of petrol engines in use.”

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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.

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Previously, the car's 68-year-old petrol engine would have masked most other sounds.

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