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diesel
1[dee-zuhl, -suhl]
adjective
noting a machine or vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
diesel locomotive.
of or relating to a diesel engine.
diesel fuel.
noun
a vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
Diesel
2[dee-zuhl, -suhl]
noun
Rudolf 1858–1913, German automotive engineer.
diesel
1/ ˈ徱ːə /
noun
See diesel engine
a ship, locomotive, lorry, etc, driven by a diesel engine
informalshort for diesel oil
slangany cola drink
spook and diesel
See suck
Diesel
2/ ˈ徱ːə /
noun
Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1858–1913, German engineer, who invented the diesel engine (1892)
Example Sentences
A rise in the cost of oil pushes up petrol and diesel prices and can fuel inflation more broadly.
However, the island also has 10 generators at its Vale power station, using a combination of natural gas, diesel and oil.
Even with petrol and diesel, rising crude prices only have a limited impact.
Applications for new residents' discounts from petrol and diesel car owners are set to be abolished altogether in March 2027.
Every day, as my colleague Thomas Curwen described it a few years ago, the big rigs take a shortcut through a small Wilmington neighborhood, sending out dirt and noise and diesel fumes.
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