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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

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

Powered by a 200 HP V4 petrol engine, Martin Aircraft claims that the jetpack will be able to carry up to 265 pounds.

From Forbes ● Jun. 26, 2015

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 George A. (George Augustine) Taylor

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