derv

British

/ dɜːv /

noun

a Brit name for diesel oil

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Etymology

Origin of derv

C20: from d ( iesel ) e ( ngine ) r ( oad ) v ( ehicle )

Example Sentences

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Count Khuen-H�derv�ry was responsible for several administrative improvements, but the prosperity of the country declined from year to year.

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At the end of June Count Khuen-H�derv�ry was made Hungarian prime minister; Count T. Pejačević succeeded him as ban, and restored quiet by promising freedom of assembly and greater liberty of the press.

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