diesel
or Die·sel
adjective
noun
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Origin of diesel
Diesel
noun
Examples from the Web for diesel
Contemporary Examples of diesel
The smells of roasting maize, diesel fumes, and floral soap from the streets of Harare are still seared into my brain.
ISTANBUL, Turkey — The lifeblood of the death-dealing Islamic State is diesel fuel.
I became numb to the barrage of smells: citrus disinfectants, burning trash, sewage, sweat, and diesel.
Increasing numbers of private cars in the UK now run on diesel as well.
In between karaoke bits and feverish dance breaks, Diesel delivers a few heartfelt monologues to the camera.
Historical Examples of diesel
They called to us with their allurement, but the Diesel motor knew no pity.
The South Pole, Volumes 1 and 2Roald Amundsen
By 1972, about 80 percent of the freight and a larger proportion of passenger traffic were carried on diesel or electric trains.
Area Handbook for BulgariaEugene K. Keefe, Violeta D. Baluyut, William Giloane, Anne K. Long, James M. Moore, and Neda A. Walpole
I knelt on the deck and listened to the thrum of the diesel engines.
Little BrotherCory Doctorow
The Diesel, installed on the Stinson-Detroiter, it was said, now has had 200 hr.
The oil filters of the Packard diesel could not be cleaned in flight.