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Noun: leaded petrol
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: leaded gasoline)
  1. Petrol treated with a lead compound to reduce motor knocks
    "combustion of leaded petrol released lead into the air where it could cause lead poisoning";
    - leaded gasoline [N. Amer]

Type of: gas [N. Amer], gasolene [N. Amer], gasoline [N. Amer], juice [informal], petrol [Brit]

Antonym: unleaded petrol [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Leaded petrol