Phrase guide

gas oil

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

a type of fuel oil obtained from the distillation of petroleum.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

an oil formed through distillation of petroleum of intermediate boiling range and viscosity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: fuel oil, heating oil, hydrocarbon

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Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: gasolie — fuel oil
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gassolje — fuel oil
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gassolje — fuel oil
  • Turkish: gaz yağı — fuel oil