diesel

¹ American  

[dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˈdi zəl, -səl /

Or Diesel

adjective

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

   diesel locomotive.

2. of or relating to a diesel engine.

   diesel fuel.

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noun

1. diesel engine.

2. a vehicle powered by a diesel engine.

3. diesel fuel.

Diesel ² American  

[dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˈdi zəl, -səl /

noun

1. Rudolf 1858–1913, German automotive engineer.

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diesel ¹ British  

/ ˈdiːzəl /

noun

1. See diesel engine

2. a ship, locomotive, lorry, etc, driven by a diesel engine

3. informal short for diesel oil

4. slang any cola drink

   spook and diesel

5. See suck

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Diesel ² British  

/ ˈdiːzəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of diesel

After R. Diesel, the engine's inventor

Example Sentences

This network of pipes and huge storage tanks connects to a port where ships unload crude to be refined into gasoline and diesel for the Venezuelan market.

From Barron's

Sales of plug-in hybrids also rose, but sales of petrol and diesel vehicles dropped.

From Barron's

Oil futures settled lower in a rangebound session, supported in part by the loss of some U.S. production to winter storm Fern and gains in diesel prices as heating fuel demand rose.

From The Wall Street Journal

U.S. diesel prices are a supportive factor as Winter Storm Fern lifts heating oil demand in the Northeast, while some U.S. oil production has been shut in, Ritterbusch and Associates says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal

For drivers, the 5p "temporary" cut in fuel duty on petrol and diesel was extended in the Budget but will see a staged increase from September.

From BBC

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