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 average price of a gallon of unleaded has fallen 19.5 cents over the past week, to $4.256 a gallon on Monday morning.
From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026
According to motoring firm the RAC, the average price of unleaded petrol reached 152.52p a litre on Monday, the highest since the start of the war.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
The motoring organisation also said unleaded was likely to increase to at least 160p a litre in the coming weeks unless there was a "dramatic and sustained drop" in the price of oil.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
The average national price for a gallon of regular unleaded gas was at $4.42 late Friday morning, according to GasBuddy.
From MarketWatch ● May 1, 2026
This is what Collingwood read as he sat, coffee-cup in one hand, newspaper in the other—staring at the lines of unleaded type:
From The Talleyrand Maxim by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)
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