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    Meaning of “petrol cap” in the English Dictionary

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    petrol capnoun [ C ]

    uk ​ /ˈpet.rəl ˌkæp/ us ​ /ˈpet.rəl ˌkæp/ UK US gas cap

    › on a car, a small cover that goes over the hole that you put fuel into

    Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

    The exterior of vehicles

    • brake light
    • bull bar
    • bumper sticker
    • hazard (warning) light
    • inner tube
    • Klaxon
    • licence plate
    • license plate number
    • offside
    • radial
    • retread
    • roll bar
    • roof
    • roof rack
    • side mirror
    • splash guard
    • stepney
    • vanity plates
    • wing
    • wing mirror

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    (Definition of “petrol cap” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

    Translations of “petrol cap”
     
    • in Arabic
    • in Korean
    • in Portuguese
    • in Catalan
    • in Japanese
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    • غِطاء تنك البنزين…

    • (자동차의) 휘발유 주유구 뚜껑…

    • tampa do tanque de combustível…

    • tap del dipòsit de gasolina…

    • 給油キャップ, ガソリンキャップ…

    • 油箱盖…

    • 油箱蓋…

    • tappo del serbatoio…

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