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die·sel
(dē′zəl, -səl)n.
1. A diesel engine.
2. A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
3. Any of various fuels used to power diesel engines, especially one derived from petroleum.
intr.v. die·seled, die·sel·ing, die·sels
1. To continue running after the ignition has been turned off, as when an open throttle supplies fuel to an engine that is still sufficiently hot to ignite it.
2. To drive a diesel-powered vehicle: We dieseled through the countryside.
3. To refuel a diesel-powered vehicle. Often used with up.
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diesel
(ˈdiːzəl)n
1. (Automotive Engineering) See diesel engine
2. (Automotive Engineering) a ship, locomotive, lorry, etc, driven by a diesel engine
3. (Automotive Engineering) informal short for diesel oil
4. (Brewing) slang South African any cola drink: spook and diesel.
5. sucking diesel See suck10
Diesel
(ˈdiːzəl)n
(Biography) Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1858–1913, German engineer, who invented the diesel engine (1892)
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die•sel
(ˈdi zəl, -səl)adj.
1. designating a machine or vehicle powered by a diesel engine: diesel locomotive.
2. of or pertaining to a diesel engine: diesel fuel.
n. 4. a vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
[after Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), German automotive engineer, the engine's inventor]
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| Noun | 1. |  Diesel - German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913) |
| 2. |  diesel - an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oildiesel locomotive - a locomotive driven by a diesel engine internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine |
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nafta
diesel
diesel
dizel
ディーゼルエンジン
디젤기관
diesel
น้ำมันดีเซล
dầu diesel
diesel
[ˈdiːzəl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈdiːzəl] nCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
diesel
diesel
:diesel-electric
adj → dieselelektrisch
diesel engine
n → Dieselmotor m
diesel oil
n → Dieselöl nt
diesel train
n → Dieseltriebwagen m
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