dieselizev.
/ˈdiːzəlʌɪz/ Originally U.S.
transitive. To equip with a diesel engine or with diesel-electric locomotives.
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1949 Time 30 May 38/1 He..hopes to cut costs more by dieselizing the entire [railway] line.
1970 Railway Mag. Oct. 553/1 The North Island system has been entirely dieselised for some years.
Derivatives
ˌdieseliˈzation n.
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1950 Engineering 24 Mar. 328/1 In the U.S.A., where ‘dieselisation’ has gained..a foothold for long hauls.
1958 New Statesman 15 Nov. 668/3 Priority must be given to those schemes bringing quickest results, e.g., dieselisation before electrification.
1970 Railway Mag. Oct. 550/2 Some interesting combinations of locomotives could be observed on this train before dieselisation.
ˈdieselized adj.
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1946 in Amer. Speech (1947) 22 158/2 The Burlington's main line passenger trains are largely dieselized.
1958 Economist 1 Feb. 381/2 The area needs an integrated system of road transport and dieselised railways.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online December 2019).
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