unleaded
Americanadjective
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(of gasoline) containing no tetraethyllead; lead-free.
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Printing. not separated or spaced with leads, as lines of type or printed matter.
noun
adjective
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(of petrol) containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead, in order to reduce environmental pollution
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not covered or weighted with lead
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printing (of lines of type, etc) not spaced or separated with leads; solid
noun
Etymology
Origin of unleaded
Example Sentences
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The Safeway gas station down the road was charging $5.55 a gallon for unleaded.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
In Guernsey, Dave Beausire, chairman of Le Mont Saint Garage highlighted that, in the last 12-month period, wholesale fuel prices had gone up 30p a litre on unleaded petrol and 42p a litre on diesel.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The average price for regular unleaded gasoline fell 10% in April, partially reversing March’s 33% jump, the ABS added.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
The average price of unleaded petrol has risen to 158.52p a litre, its highest level since the start of the Iran war, according to the RAC.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
He held that leading is no advantage to clearness, and that it would be better to print the same words on the page in a larger type unleaded.
From The Booklover and His Books by Harry Lyman Koopman
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