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
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
Fortunately, technology has finally caught up with our pump demands, so we're going to ditch the big petrol engine and go all-electric for the rocket system.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2020
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
Warm, down there; a petrol engine throbbing incomprehensibly behind a curtain at the foot of the flight; a ventilating shaft at the inner end; hardly any more room than in an Uppingham study.
From Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
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