diesel
or Die·sel
[ dee-zuhl, -suhl ]
/ ˈdi zəl, -səl /
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adjective
noting a machine or vehicle powered by a diesel engine: diesel locomotive.
of or relating to a diesel engine: diesel fuel.
noun
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Origin of diesel
After R. Diesel, the engine's inventor
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Definition for diesel (2 of 2)
Diesel
[ dee-zuhl, -suhl ]
/ ˈdi zəl, -səl /
noun
Ru·dolf [roo-dolf, -dawlf; German roo-dawlf], /ˈru dɒlf, -dɔlf; German ˈru dɔlf/, 1858–1913, German automotive engineer.
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British Dictionary definitions for diesel (1 of 2)
diesel
/ (ˈdiːzəl) /
noun
See diesel engine
a ship, locomotive, lorry, etc, driven by a diesel engine
informal short for diesel oil
Southern African slang any cola drinkspook and diesel
sucking diesel See suck (def. 10)
British Dictionary definitions for diesel (2 of 2)
Diesel
/ (ˈdiːzəl) /
noun
Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1858–1913, German engineer, who invented the diesel engine (1892)
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