kerosene

Plural: kerosenes

Noun

• a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters
• 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.

Examples

• "The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm."

Synonyms

;, coal oil, kero, kerosine, lamp oil, paraffin