I'm sorry I'm late. I had to stop for gas.
Petrol only costs 30p per gallon there.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gas — [17] We get gas from a Flemish pronunciation of Greek kháos ‘chasm, void’ (a derivative of Indo European *ghəw ‘hollow’, and source of English chaos [15]). The Flemish chemist J B van Helmont (1577–1644) used the Greek word to denote an occult… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
gas — [17] We get gas from a Flemish pronunciation of Greek kháos ‘chasm, void’ (a derivative of Indo European *ghəw ‘hollow’, and source of English chaos [15]). The Flemish chemist J B van Helmont (1577–1644) used the Greek word to denote an occult… … Word origins
Petrol Group — Petrol d.d. Rechtsform Aktiengesellschaft (Delniška Družba) Gründung 1947 (als Jugopetrol Ljubljana) Sitz Ljubljana, Slowenien Leitung Tomaž Berločnik (Chairman of the Board) … Deutsch Wikipedia
petrol — UK US /ˈpetrəl/ noun [U] UK (US gas) ► NATURAL RESOURCES, TRANSPORT a liquid obtained from petroleum, used especially as a fuel for cars and other vehicles: »The family spends a combined total of about €30 a week on petrol. »lead… … Financial and business terms
Gas (disambiguation) — Gas may refer to: Science and technology: gases and liquids * Gas, one of the phases of matter * Gasoline, a refined fossil fuel, also called petrol * Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also called cooking gas , which includes propane and butane *… … Wikipedia
Gas to liquids — (GTL) is a refinery process to convert natural gas or other gaseous hydrocarbons into longer chain hydrocarbons such as gasoline or diesel fuel. Methane rich gases are converted into liquid synthetic fuels either via direct conversion or via… … Wikipedia
gas — [gæs] noun gases PLURALFORM or gasses [countable, uncountable] a substance which is not solid or liquid at normal temperatures, and which usually cannot be seen: • Greenhouse gases are the direct result of pollution … Financial and business terms
petrol station — petrol stations N COUNT A petrol station is a garage by the side of the road where petrol is sold and put into vehicles. [BRIT] (in AM, use gas station) … English dictionary
petrol tank — petrol tanks N COUNT The petrol tank in a motor vehicle is the container for petrol. [BRIT] (in AM, use gas tank) … English dictionary
gas station — gas .station n AmE a place where you can buy petrol and oil for motor vehicles British Equivalent: petrol station … Dictionary of contemporary English
