petrol engine

English

Noun

petrol engine (plural petrol engines)

(mechanics) An internal combustion engine designed to run on petrol (gasoline).

Synonyms

gas engine (in the less common sense of that term)

Coordinate terms

diesel engine
gas engine (in the more common sense of that term)
gas turbine
steam engine
steam turbine

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