diesel

¹

or Die·sel

[ dee-zuhl, -suhl ]

adjective

1. noting a machine or vehicle powered by a diesel engine:

   diesel locomotive.

2. of or relating to a diesel engine:

   diesel fuel.

noun

1. diesel engine.
2. a vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
3. diesel fuel.

Diesel

²

[ dee-zuhl, -suhl ]

noun

1. Ru·dolf [roo, -dolf, -dawlf, roo, -dawlf], 1858–1913, German automotive engineer.

Diesel

¹

/ ˈdiːzəl /

noun

1. DieselRudolf18581913MGermanTECHNOLOGY: engineer Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1858–1913, German engineer, who invented the diesel engine (1892)

diesel

²

/ ˈdiːzəl /

noun

1. See diesel engine
   See diesel engine
2. a ship, locomotive, lorry, etc, driven by a diesel engine
3. See diesel oil
   informal.
   short for diesel oil
4. slang.
   any cola drink

   spook and diesel

5. See suck
   sucking diesel
   sucking diesel See suck

Word History and Origins

Origin of diesel¹

After R. Diesel, the engine's inventor

Example Sentences

Nestled in the hills are small market towns like Buleda, dominated by Baluch who make a living smuggling diesel and drugs.

From The Daily Beast

A limited number of medical patients will be able to purchase “Chunky Diesel” or “Alien Dawg” for just $100.

From The Daily Beast

Smuggling diesel into Turkey is a major source of ISIS revenue.

From The Daily Beast

The smells of roasting maize, diesel fumes, and floral soap from the streets of Harare are still seared into my brain.

From The Daily Beast

Yavuz said ISIS was controlling the illegal diesel trade and making money from it, but was not directly involved in all aspects.

From The Daily Beast

In the Diesel motors operating under high pressure, up to nearly 500 pounds, an efficiency of 36 per cent.

From Project Gutenberg

The floor beneath me rocked gently and vibrated with heavy diesel engines and I realized I was on a ship!

From Project Gutenberg

Only at night did I get to where I could smell the salt breeze free of the stink of paint and Diesel oil.

From Project Gutenberg

No oil for the boats, hard enough to get it for his narrow-gauge Diesel locomotives.

From Project Gutenberg

For one thing, submarines don't use petrol—they use Diesel engines and heavy oil.

From Project Gutenberg

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