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“Petrel” or “Petrol”

petrel / petrol are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

petrel

  • nounrelatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land.

petrol p·EH·t·r·ow·l

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“petrel”

  • Stormy Petrel (1960) (TV series)
  • The Petrel was an air-to-surface guided missile…
  • …bird species, such as Barau's petrel, the Réunion harrier, and the…
  • …Two patrol squadrons were designated Petrel guided missile squadrons, operating P2V-6M
  • Providence petrel, Pterodroma solandri
  • …in a species of storm petrel, a colonial seabird that nests…
  • Matsudaira's storm petrel, Oceanodroma matsudairae
  • Bulwer's petrel, Bulweria bulwerii
  • …for civilian use, including the Petrel and the Puffer, used as…

“petrol”

  • Compared to a gasoline (petrol) engine, a Diesel engine has…
  • …including a 2.4 liter four-cylinder petrol engine producing 218 hp and…
  • …event of running out of petrol, the clutch lever was kept…
  • …litre overhead valve (OHV) Škoda petrol engines, now with Bosch Mono…
  • There is also a Sainsbury's petrol filling station on the site…
  • …fear, attacking the tanks with petrol bombs and setting fires under…
  • …70 series include the 3F petrol engine (e.g., the FJ70), the…
  • …came with the 1GR-FE V6 petrol engine and 5 speed manual
  • There is also a Sainsbury's petrol station located within the grounds…
  • …in 2007 and the V6 petrol 1GR-FE introduced in 2009, with…

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