diesel

[US]/ˈdiːzl/
[UK]/ˈdiːzl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. diesel engine; diesel
adj. powered by an internal combustion engine.

Phrases & Collocations

diesel engine

diesel fuel

diesel vehicle

diesel emissions

diesel truck

diesel oil

diesel generator

marine diesel

diesel locomotive

marine diesel engine

diesel engine oil

diesel motor

light diesel oil

diesel generator set

diesel electric

diesel generating set

diesel engine generator

diesel car

diesel pump

diesel engine plant

diesel fuel oil

diesel power plant

Example Sentences

the growl of diesel engines.

operate on diesel oil

the differential between petrol and diesel prices.

diesel units will interchange with the petrol ones.

diesel cars can be very noisy.

the changeover to diesel and electric traction.

Looking to buy D2 Diesel Mazut.

the malodor of diesel fumes;

a diesel engine converted to burn natural gas.

the air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes.

until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy.

They filled up with diesel at the petrol station on their way home.

Nearly all the tractors operate on diesel oil.

My tractor operates on diesel oil.

By use of caustic washing electrofining method to decrease the acidity of straight run diesel oil,serious diesel oil emulsification problem can occure often.

Diesel cars seem to be gaining ground because they are cheaper to run.

Benzin wird 16 Prozent teurer, Diesel gar18 Prozent.

And the cold flow properties of diesel fuel were studied by using the technology of photomicrography and thermodynamics.

Real-world Examples

Diesel prompted conversation around its ongoing democratisation of shows.

Source: Financial Times Reading Selection

Now, boats can't go out to sea, because there is no diesel.

Source: Selected English short passages

Most cars in France run on diesel fuel.

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2018 Collection

The barge is carrying 150,000 gallons of diesel fuel.

Source: NPR News January 2013 Compilation

That also reduced pollution from diesel fuel engines.

Source: VOA Special June 2023 Collection

Oh, and the second day, a diesel engine.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

Diem says consumers want diesel cars.

Source: NPR News September 2015 Collection

Someone used diesel to try to cook the pile.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

One newspaper called it the revenge of the diesel class.

Source: NPR News November 2018 Collection

Is there really a better fuel between diesel and gasoline?

Source: The Great Science Revelation

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