petrol engine

noun

1. an internal-combustion engine that uses petrol as fuel

Example Sentences

According to Norway's Road Traffic Information Council, 83% of all new cars sold from January to March this year were fully electric, while only 6% had diesel or petrol engines.

From BBC

Ludwig Lohner, his development partner, credited inspiration to air that was “ruthlessly spoiled by the large number of petrol engines in use.”

From New York Times

I went in my temporary hybrid, feeling smug as I drove on electric power for short distances around the city before the petrol engine kicked in.

From BBC

Previously, the car's 68-year-old petrol engine would have masked most other sounds.

From BBC

But as today’s battery technology cannot compete with the sustained power of a petrol engine, they are also rethinking everything from electric motors to car body materials.

From Reuters