fuel oil
noun
: an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene
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The ship, owned by American Petroleum Transport Corp., was en route from Corpus Christi, Texas to New York with a cargo of 80,000 barrels of fuel oil, gasoline and naphtha when it was struck by a torpedo.
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 May 2024
The bridge sustained minor damage, but the ship spilled more than 50,000 gallons of fuel oil into the bay.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024
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Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 May 2024
The bridge sustained minor damage, but the ship spilled more than 50,000 gallons of fuel oil into the bay.
—Joel Rose, NPR, 2 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for fuel oil
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“Fuel oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20oil. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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