diesel
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈdiːzəl/
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vehículo diésel
- People avoid landfill trips, and fewer trips mean lower diesel fuel costs.
- diesel vehicles
- diesel generators
- diesel locomotive
Examples
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The delivery driver filled up his diesel truck before starting the long journey across the country.
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The rig was roaring away when he got there, the big diesel engine running flat out under load.
Fiction book (2002) -
Testing the oil of diesel locomotives gives operators valuable information about engine operating conditions.
Academic text (2000) -
The old ship had been refitted with a diesel engine and a new sea winch.
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The same team also converted a second SD40-2 diesel locomotive and began monitoring it in August 1992.
Academic text (1995) -
The center uses B20, a common biodiesel blend, in its entire fleet of over 150 diesel vehicles.
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Many of the advancements have gone largely unnoticed by U.S. drivers, who still view diesels as workhorses for large trucks.
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The bus arrived, hesitated in a jovial roar of diesel exhaust, and Mrs. Gladfelter hoisted herself up.
Fiction book (1994) -
Nowadays, the basic antisubmarine warfare challenge is to detect quiet diesel-electric submarines in noisy coastal waters.
Academic text (2004) -
Modern direct-injection diesels are different engines from the smoky, noisy, and smelly diesels of 30 years ago.
Academic text (2006)
Compounds
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A railway engine that runs on diesel fuel rather than steam or electricity
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A train engine that uses electric motors powered by a diesel engine
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A train engine that uses a diesel engine to make electricity that runs its electric motors
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A train engine that uses a diesel engine and a hydraulic system to send power to the wheels
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A train engine that uses a diesel motor and fluid pressure to drive the wheels
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A heavy machine that uses diesel to drive long metal posts deep into the ground for foundations
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A heavy construction machine that uses a diesel engine to drive piles into the ground
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An engine that sends diesel fuel straight into the part where it burns to use less fuel
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A diesel engine that injects fuel directly into the chamber where it burns
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Etymology
The word diesel is also used for a vehicle that has a diesel engine, so trucks or buses that use this kind of engine are often called 'diesels'.