fuel oil
noun
: an oil that is used for fuel and that usually has a higher flash point than kerosene
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Deep-sea vessels like the Dali burn what’s known as heavy fuel oil – sometimes called bunker fuel – a cheap, tar-like residue that the crew processes onboard the ship by heating, filtering and purifying it before feeding it into the combustion system.
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USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The Halsey was taking fuel oil and gasoline from Texas to New York when it was struck by a torpedo fired from a Nazi U-boat on May 6, 1942, according to Fishing Status.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
The heavy fuel oil used by many ships is another problem: A passenger on a seven-day Antarctic cruise produces as much CO2 as the average European in an entire year.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 15 Jan. 2024
Consider the period between 1994 and 2002, when the two countries complied with the Agreed Framework (a deal in which Pyongyang froze its nuclear activities at its main Yongbyon site in exchange for heavy fuel oil and civilian nuclear reactors) and engaged in peace and missile talks.
—Frank Aum, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2022
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USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The Halsey was taking fuel oil and gasoline from Texas to New York when it was struck by a torpedo fired from a Nazi U-boat on May 6, 1942, according to Fishing Status.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
The heavy fuel oil used by many ships is another problem: A passenger on a seven-day Antarctic cruise produces as much CO2 as the average European in an entire year.
—The Week Staff, theweek, 15 Jan. 2024
Consider the period between 1994 and 2002, when the two countries complied with the Agreed Framework (a deal in which Pyongyang froze its nuclear activities at its main Yongbyon site in exchange for heavy fuel oil and civilian nuclear reactors) and engaged in peace and missile talks.
—Frank Aum, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2022
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“Fuel oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20oil. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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