fuel oil
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Noun
fuel oil (usually uncountable, plural fuel oils)
- A grade of oil used principally as a fuel.
- Specifically, the heaviest commercial fuel that can be obtained from crude oil.
Derived terms
- ANFO
See also
- bunker fuel
- bunker
References
- “fuel oil”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.