run on sth
— phrasal verb with run uk/rʌn/us/rʌn/verb present participle running, past tense ran, past participle run
C1 If a machine runs on a particular type or supply of power, it uses that power to work:
Some calculators run on solar power.
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Fuels
- -fired
- alternative energy
- biodiesel
- biomass
- briquette
- coal-fired
- coke
- denatured alcohol
- fuel
- fuel poverty
- fuel rod
- fuel-efficient
- gas
- gasometer
- hickory chips
- oil
- propellant
- slack
- solid fuel
- wind farm
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