Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Appalachia, countable, uncountable)Kerosene or any unspecified lower grade derivative of crude petroleum.

More definitions
  • a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

Examples

7 sentences
  1. They replaced coal with oil.

    Вони замінили вугілля нафтою. — ChickenKiev

    ruОни заменили уголь нефтью. — Hellerick

    deSie ersetzten Kohle durch Öl. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. They substituted coal for oil.

    Вони замінили вугілля нафтою. — ChickenKiev

    ruОни заменили уголь нефтью. — Hellerick

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  3. If we burn fuels such as coal, oil and gas, they give off various gases.

    deWenn man Steinkohle, Erdöl und Gas verbrennt, entstehen verschiedene Gase. — xtofu80

  4. Temperatures around the world are rising as humans burn coal, oil and other fossil fuels for energy.

    deWeil der Mensch zur Energiegewinnung Kohle, Öl und andere fossile Brennstoffe verfeuert, steigen die Temperaturen auf der Welt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Carbon dioxide is a gas that is produced every time a fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas is burned.

    ruУглекислый газ — это газ, который выделяется каждый раз при сжигании такого топлива, как уголь, нефть или природный газ. — afyodor

Forms

plural: coal oils
Singularcoal oil
Pluralcoal oils

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedcarbon oil

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