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patrol ~ petrol
[slightly different pronunciation]
“Patrol” as a verb, means ‘to go round a place such as a building, camp, roads or borders of a country, to see in order to control or check any wrongdoings, unlawful activities or entering or leaving of people without proper permission, etc.’, and as a noun, it means ‘the act of patrolling’,
police patrol
e.g.
The police are patrolling the streets to control the rioters who are disturbing the peace.
There is round-the-clock patrol on our borders to keep the smugglers in check.
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“Petrol” (noun) {‘gas’ or ‘gasoline’ in American English} is ‘a liquid substance used as fuel to run engines of cars, aeroplanes, etc.’,
(petrol price hike)
e.g.
We ran out of petrol and had to push our car to the nearest petrol-station.
Do you think running a diesel car is more economical than running a petrol car?
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