Petroleum was replacing coal as fuel.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Coal, wood, and oil are fuels.

They substituted coal for oil.

a fuel that is a combination of powdered coal and oil, called {coal-oil mixture}

We've finished off the last of our fuel oil.

a stove that uses petroleum as fuel, called oil stove

the ship's bunkers were full of coal

fill (a ship's bunker) with coal or oil

This stove burns oil.

This stove burns oil.

This stove uses kerosene.

This stove burned oil.

an engine that uses petroleum as fuel

a petroleum product used for fuel

alternative fuels

We should substitute alcohol for oil.

In western countries, electricity is used for heating instead of fuel.

Fossil fuel prices shot through the roof.

Gasoline is used for fuel.

Our fuel oil is getting low.

a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned

used as a substitute for olive oil

spent nuclear fuel

an internal-combustion engine which uses petroleum as fuel, called petroleum engine

stoke (up) a furnace

If we do nothing about it, fossil fuels are in danger of running out.

any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent

a heavy mineral oil used as fuel in diesel engines

recycling of spent nuclear fuel

This heating system burns oil.

The fuel supply is low.