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gasoline engine
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internal combustion engine designed to run on gasoline
A gasoline engine is a machine that burns gasoline fuel inside sealed cylinders to create powerful explosions that move pistons and generate power. These engines matter because they've been the primary way cars, trucks, and many other vehicles have been powered for over a century.
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A petrol engine (gasoline engine in American and Canadian English) is an internal combustion engine that runs on petrol (gasoline). Petrol engines can often be adapted to also run on fuels such as liquefied petroleum gas and ethanol blends (such as E10 and E85). They may be designed to run on petrol with a higher octane rating, as sold at petrol stations.