Meaning & use
kerosene
A thin, flammable oil distilled from petroleum, used as fuel for lamps, heaters, and some engines.
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Before electricity reached the village, families lit their homes with kerosene lamps every evening.
The mechanic warned that the small engine required kerosene rather than gasoline.
A note on using this word
Called "paraffin" in British English; not to be confused with the waxy solid also called paraffin in American English.
Words with a similar meaning
paraffin
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