Entry: petroleated (adj.)
In context: "...rusty-hulled barges cruising up and down petroleated coastlines..."
Definition: Neologism, but I'm guessing it describes something befouled with petrol.
Other:
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 383
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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