Diesel or diesel oil is the heavy oil used in a diesel engine.
2. countable noun
A diesel is a vehicle which has a diesel engine.
diesel in British English
(ˈdiːzəl)
noun
1. diesel engine
2.
a ship, locomotive, lorry, etc, driven by a diesel engine
3. informal short for diesel oil
4. South Africa slang
any cola drink
spook and diesel
5. sucking diesel
Diesel in British English
(ˈdiːzəl)
noun
Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1858–1913, German engineer, who invented the diesel engine (1892)
diesel in American English
(ˈdizəl; ˈdisəl)
noun
1.
a type of internal-combustion engine that burns fuel oil: the ignition is brought about by heat resulting from air compression, instead of by an electric spark as in a gasoline engine
: also diesel engine (or motor)
2.
a locomotive, truck, etc. powered by such an engine
verb intransitive
3.
to continue to run after the ignition is turned off
said of an internal-combustion engine
Word origin
after R. Diesel (1858-1913), Ger inventor
Examples of 'diesel' in a sentence
diesel
Parking wardens will use a database to check if vehicles are diesels.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Though diesel vehicles are a health hazard, they produce less carbon dioxide than petrol vehicles.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
And they'll say in future diesel vehicles will be off the roads.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Diesel engines consume less fuel and so produce less CO2.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Petrol vehicle sales were up by five per cent but sales of diesel vehicles slipped by 0.2 per cent.
The Sun (2016)
A dozen cities face the prospect of having to impose charges on owners of diesel vehicles under government plans to tackle air pollution.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Last month, it emerged that other cities face the prospect of having to impose charges on diesel vehiclesunder government plans to tackle air pollution.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Older diesel commercial vehicles, and possibly also diesel cars, would pay a fee to enter the zones.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You may think you are saving the planet, but they are not much cheaper to run than a fuel-efficient petrol or diesel.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It lost a bit of power, but the 2-litre diesel is still pushing us up rubble roads and through mountain streams with ease.
The Sun (2016)
Diesel engines are often more expensive to produce than petrol engines.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Petrol and diesel is the lifeblood of the economy.
The Sun (2014)
Other motorists are running their diesels on cooking oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
They can be used in pure form or blended with conventional petrol or diesel to power vehicles.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It was being propelled by a diesel locomotive disguised as a van behind it.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It will also share the same economical diesel and petrol engines.
The Sun (2012)
It suggested that diesel vehicles were a major cause.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It could lead to a ban on older diesel vehicles entering cities.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She was covered in diesel oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
You also get three petrol engines to choose from and a 1.6litre diesel.
The Sun (2013)
The new 2-litre diesel is no slouch either.
The Sun (2015)
The engine is a 2-litre petrol or diesel.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Traffic throws up all sorts of air pollution, chiefly diesel and petrol exhausts.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It continued to a factory in America that was manufacturing diesel oil out of yeast.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These can power petrol, diesel and gas turbine engines more cleanly than existing petroleum fuels.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The problem is the diesel engines, as the fuel oil that these ships burn releases toxic pollution.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The river into which his mother threw herself when he was 14 was the colour of diesel oil.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Moreover, having big diesel engines humming loudly underneath the floor of a cramped carriage does not make for a relaxed journey.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A diesel engine burns less fuel, but that fuel is more expensive.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Kia have been improving their diesel engines and the 2litre turbo diesel is quick, and much quieter.
The Sun (2008)
It handles like a hatchback and both the 1.6litre petrol and diesel engines are smooth and refined with a slick six-speed gearbox.
The Sun (2014)
I tested both the 2litre petrol and the 1.6litre diesel and both were astonishingly quiet.
The Sun (2010)
I drove the impressive 2-litre diesel but the 1.6 litre diesel and petrol make the most sense.
The Sun (2011)
A 1.6-litre petrol engine and a more powerful 2-litre diesel will follow next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Word lists with
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In other languages
diesel
British English: diesel /ˈdiːzl/ NOUN
Diesel or diesel oil is the heavy oil used as fuel in a diesel engine.
American English: diesel
Arabic: وَقُودُ الدِيزِيل
Brazilian Portuguese: diesel
Chinese: 柴油机驱动的车辆
Croatian: dizel
Czech: nafta
Danish: diesel
Dutch: diesel
European Spanish: gasóleo
Finnish: diesel
French: diesel
German: Diesel
Greek: ντίζελ
Italian: diesel
Japanese: ディーゼルエンジン
Korean: 디젤기관
Norwegian: diesel
Polish: diesel
European Portuguese: gasóleo
Romanian: motorină
Russian: дизельное топливо
Latin American Spanish: diésel
Swedish: diesel
Thai: น้ำมันดีเซล
Turkish: dizel
Ukrainian: паливо
Vietnamese: dầu diesel
All related terms of 'diesel'
bio-diesel
Bio-diesel is diesel fuel made from biological or natural sources.
diesel oil
a fuel obtained from petroleum distillation that is used in diesel engines. It has a relatively low ignition temperature (540°C) and is ignited by the heat of compression
diesel cycle
a four-stroke cycle in which combustion takes place at constant pressure and heat is rejected at constant volume
diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine in which oil is burnt by very hot air . Diesel engines are used in buses and trucks , and in some trains and cars .
diesel train
a train hauled by a diesel locomotive or powered by a diesel engine
diesel-electric
a locomotive fitted with a diesel engine driving an electric generator that feeds electric traction motors
sucking diesel
doing very well ; successful
axis of diesel
a name given to a bloc of countries ( Russia , Iran , and Venezuela ) whose reserves of oil enhance their political importance
diesel-hydraulic
a locomotive driven by a diesel engine through hydraulic transmission and torque converters
derv
a fuel obtained from petroleum distillation that is used in diesel engines. It has a relatively low ignition temperature (540°C) and is ignited by the heat of compression
diesel-electric generator
A diesel-electric generator is a piece of equipment that uses diesel as a fuel to produce electricity .
Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel
a type of diesel fuel that has a low sulphur content
Chinese translation of 'diesel'
diesel
(ˈdiːzl)
n
(u) (also diesel oil) 柴油 (cháiyóu)
(c) (= vehicle) 柴油机(機)驱(驅)动(動)的车(車)辆(輛) (cháiyóujī qūdòng de chēliàng) (辆(輛), liàng)