coal oil

noun

kerosene or any unspecified lower grade derivative of crude petroleum.

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kerosenekerosinelamp oil
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Meanings

nouncoal oil (countable and uncountable, plural coal oils)

plural coal oils

  1. Appalachiacountableuncountablekerosene or any unspecified lower grade derivative of crude petroleum.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

Similar
kerosenekerosinelamp oil
Broader
fuelhydrocarbon
Also see
kerosenelamp oil

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

coal oil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20oil

MLA

“coal oil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20oil. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coal oil,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coal%20oil.

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