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What does kerosene mean?

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Noun
  1. (Canada, US) A petroleum-based thin and colorless fuel; (Britain) paraffin.
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A mechanism used to shed light usually fueled by kerosene, or perhaps whale oil in Poe's day.
The cart, disguised as a kerosene peddler's wagon, was suspicious because it had no spigot to dispense fuel.
For those people who use kerosene, the fuel price hike will be a heavy burden.
The next morning Nataraj asked for an advance on his salary to buy rice, and kerosene for the little stove we provide. I gave it to him.
Never use gasoline in a kerosene heater because it can cause a fire or an explosion.
To reduce the problem of fuel supply in the cave, they turned to less bulky kerosene.

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