Meaning of Kerosene | Babel Free
ˈkɛɹəsiːnDefinitions
A thin, often colorless or blue or straw-colored petroleum-based fuel, heavier than gasoline/petrol or naphtha but lighter than diesel, used primarily as jet fuel but also for heating and lighting in some remote or impoverished areas.
Equivalents
Català
querosè
Čeština
petrolej
Ελληνικά
κηροζίνη
Français
kérosène
Galego
queroseno
ગુજરાતી
ઘાસલેટ
Magyar
kerozin
Հայերեն
կերոսին
Italiano
cherosene
ქართული
ნავთი
Қазақша
керосин
ខ្មែរ
កាត
ລາວ
ກາດ
മലയാളം
മണ്ണെണ്ണ
Bahasa Melayu
minyak tanah
မြန်မာဘာသာ
ရေနံဆီ
Nederlands
kerosine
Português
querosene
Română
kerosen
Русский
керосин
Shqip
vajgur
Kiswahili
kerosini
தமிழ்
மண்ணெண்ணெய்
Tagalog
gaas
Türkçe
kerosen
Українська
гас
Examples
“The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.”
“The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania.[…]It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber. Other liquids produced in the refining process, too unstable or smoky for lamplight, were burned or dumped.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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