diesel
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈdiːzəl/
- Specialized
- There are two types of diesel engines used to power large ships: main propulsion and auxiliary.
- a diesel engine
- a diesel generator
- marine diesel
Examples
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Four searchlights were set up around the field, run by a diesel generator.
Fiction book (1996) -
In Switzerland, trains are electrically powered, whereas trucks and cars are usually powered by diesel engines.
Academic text (2012) -
Oh, I just made a great deal on a diesel generator.
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I got a technician in the diesel engine room.
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With your new rail, I can triple my load capacity but I need more diesel engines.
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I think some of the old generators still work on diesel.
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Propelling the truck is a 5-cylinder diesel engine, which generates 62 kilowatts of power.
Academic text (1993) -
They're climbing aboard their rigs now, and the pumper's diesel is coughing to life.
Fiction book (1991) -
Up ahead, the tug pulls steadily, grey-black clouds of diesel smoke rising from its massive turbine vents.
Fiction book (2002) -
The old ship had been refitted with a diesel engine that improved its overall performance.
Synonyms
10
4.5
A machine that burns fuel inside to make power to move a car or plane
9
2.8
An engine that burns diesel fuel to make power
1
3.5
An engine that runs on diesel fuel, used in trucks and ships
Compounds
- Specialized
1
5.5
A train engine that uses electric motors powered by a diesel engine
- Specialized
1
4.1
A railway engine that runs on diesel fuel rather than steam or electricity
- Specialized
1
5.1
A train engine that uses a diesel engine to make electricity that runs its electric motors
- Specialized
1
5.5
An engine that sends diesel fuel straight into the part where it burns to use less fuel
- Specialized
1
5.2
A diesel engine that injects fuel directly into the chamber where it burns
- Specialized
1
7.7
A train engine that uses a diesel engine and a hydraulic system to send power to the wheels
- Specialized
1
7.7
A train engine that uses a diesel motor and fluid pressure to drive the wheels
- Specialized
A heavy machine that uses diesel to drive long metal posts deep into the ground for foundations
- Specialized
A heavy construction machine that uses a diesel engine to drive piles into the ground
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word diesel comes from the name of Rudolf Diesel, the man who invented a new kind of engine that uses heat, not a spark, to burn fuel. So a diesel engine is named after him.