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Definition of Fuel oil
1. Noun. A petroleum product used for fuel.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fuel Oil
Literary usage of Fuel oil
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1915)
"In young orchards with the fruiting area low, practically double the quantity of
fuel-oil as given will be necessary. The simple lard-pail type of heater, ..."
2. Steam Power Plant Engineering by George Frederick Gebhardt (1917)
"fuel oil. — The recent development of oil wells in the Western and Gulf States,
with the consequent enormous increase in production, has given a marked ..."
3. Convention by National Electric Light Association Convention, National Independent Meat Packers Association, University of Georgia College of Agriculture, University of Georgia Dept. of Food Science (1913)
"United States Navy and Merchant Marine "The third interesting use of fuel oil is
for water navigation. In this the advance in 1911 was world wide. ..."
4. Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute by United States Naval Institute (1902)
"It is estimated by Mr. Clement A. Griscom, of the American Line, that by the use
of fuel oil on their ships the boiler-room staff could be reduced 80 per ..."
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