kerosene
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kerosene
A fuel obtained from petroleum that is used mainly for the jet engines of aircraft.
Vor dem Langstreckenflug wurde das Flugzeug mit Tausenden Litern Kerosin betankt.
Before the long-haul flight, the plane was filled with thousands of liters of kerosene.
'Kerosin' (kerosene) is the name of a substance and is therefore usually uncountable. It is normally used in the singular and often without an article when talking about the fuel in general.
Der Flughafen hat große Tanks zur Lagerung von Kerosin.
The airport has large tanks for storing kerosene.
Common verbs connected with kerosene are 'tanken' or 'betanken' (to fuel/refuel), 'verbrauchen' (to consume), and 'transportieren' (to transport). You also often hear about 'Kerosinpreisen' (kerosene prices) or 'Kerosinverbrauch' (kerosene consumption).
Ein großes Flugzeug verbraucht mehrere Tonnen Kerosin pro Stunde.
A large airplane consumes several tons of kerosene per hour.
In German, 'Kerosin' (kerosene) is associated almost exclusively with aviation and jet aircraft. This word is not used for car fuel ('Benzin' (gasoline/petrol), 'Diesel' (diesel)) or for heating fuel ('Heizöl' (heating oil)).
Ohne Kerosin könnten moderne Verkehrsflugzeuge nicht fliegen.
Without kerosene, modern passenger airplanes could not fly.
gasoline
'Benzin' and 'Kerosin' are both liquid fuels made from petroleum. However, they are not used for the same engines. 'Benzin' is used mainly for cars with spark-ignition engines. 'Kerosin' is used mainly for aircraft with jet engines. The words can be confusing because both sound like similar substances and both provide energy for vehicles. In practice: cars usually use 'Benzin', planes usually use 'Kerosin'.
Vor dem langen Flug wird das Flugzeug mit Kerosin betankt.
Before the long flight, the plane is refueled with kerosene.
Du solltest prüfen, ob noch genug Benzin im Auto ist.
You should check whether there is still enough gas in the car.