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dieselize

American  
[dee-zuh-lahyz, -suh-] / ˈdi zəˌlaɪz, -sə- /
especially British, dieselise

verb (used with object)

dieselized, dieselizing
  1. to equip with diesel machinery.


verb (used without object)

dieselized, dieselizing
  1. to become equipped with diesel machinery or vehicles, as a railroad.

Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of dieselize

First recorded in 1945–50; diesel + -ize


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Though it was one of the last major U.S. railroads to dieselize, it was finally retiring steam locomotives at a fast clip and stepping up its purchase of diesel-electric equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive

The road is 100% dieselized, with $342 million worth of new cars, locomotives and other facilities added between 1946 and 1955.

From Time Magazine Archive

He brought in modern bookkeeping machines and mechanized track-laying equipment, completely dieselized the line.

From Time Magazine Archive

Nine years ago, Class I railroads burned up 132 million tons of coal; now, largely dieselized, they take only about 35 million tons a year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taking over the depression-troubled "Q" in 1932, he put it on its feet by such business catchers as the first dieselized streamliner.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since all three are dieselized, they would need less equipment, could shift engines from one section to another as traffic demanded, could also combine many duplicating services, from secretaries to freight yards.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Great Northern Railway gifted the steamer to the city on the cusp of dieselizing its locomotive fleet.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2023

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