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diesel-electric
or Die·sel-e·lec·tric
[ dee-zuhl-i-lek-trik, -suhl- ]
adjective
- having an electric motor powered directly by an electric generator or by batteries charged by the generator, with the generator being driven by a diesel engine:
a diesel-electric locomotive.
diesel-electric
noun
- a locomotive fitted with a diesel engine driving an electric generator that feeds electric traction motors
adjective
- of or relating to such a locomotive or system
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diesel-electric1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
Modern diesel-electric submarines (SSKs) are very hard to detect.
From The Daily Beast
The Triumph is normally powered by six diesel electric generators, each the size of bus.
From The Daily Beast
Outside, Farid showed them the self-contained diesel-electric power plant.
From Project Gutenberg
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