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petrol engine

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

What Lord Montagu of Beaulieu does not know of the petrol engine, and its use on land or sea or in the air, is not worth knowing.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 15, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir

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