dieseldie‧sel /ˈdiːzəl/ ●●○ noun 
a 1.9 litre diesel enginediesel car/truck etc2[countable] informal a vehicle that uses diesel
WORD ORIGINdiesel
Origin:
1800-1900 Rudolph Diesel (1858-1913), German engineer who invented the engineEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a diesel truck
- Diesel sales continued to rise with more than 41 % of all Mercedes-Benz cars now equipped with diesel engines.
- And 86 to 90 percent comes from vehicle exhaust, evenly divided between diesel and gasoline engines.
- Except for the new diesel engines, the trains date back to 1954.
- I would love to test the same rig with a turbocharged diesel engine.
- It will have roughly the performance of a diesel.
- Off on the freeway I hear a diesel coming, shifting down as the hill steepens.
- The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.
- Yet diesel gets off easily when it comes to pollution controls.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY a 1.9 litre diesel engineCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[uncountable] a type of heavy oil used instead of petrol in engines, especially in trucks, buses, and trains: a 1.9 litre diesel engine· The van has a 2.5 litre diesel engine.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· However, at least a new generation of diesel unit was in mind.· The only orders for new diesel locomotives placed during the 1970s and 1980s, were for locomotives designed specifically to haul freight.· For example, the new Citroen Xantia diesel costs exactly the same as the 1.6-litre petrol version.· Except for the new diesel engines, the trains date back to 1954.
NOUN· That's like putting kerosene in a diesel car, says Mr Hamilton.· It wants a reduction in diesel fuel duty plus a lower level of road tax on diesel cars.· The tradition for diesel cars is far better established on the Continent and that is where the best buys come from.
· Diesel sales continued to rise with more than 41 % of all Mercedes-Benz cars now equipped with diesel engines.· Later on, over time, diesel engines lessened this possibility.· Toyota is to build diesel engines in Britain.· I would love to test the same rig with a turbocharged diesel engine.· These will be electronically controlled, a technical task far harder on a diesel engine than on its petrol counterpart.· In a traditional transportation business, diesel engines or gasoline-powered motors move the trucks along the roadways.· The huge Dagenham site is to become Ford's centre for diesel engine manufacturing and design.· The weary town crew, unable to start the frozen diesel engines of their snowplows, were the only other customers.
· At least that was the case in Britain, where the gap between petrol and diesel fuel prices has always been small.· The state mandated cleaner-burning diesel fuel way back in October 1993.· The sharp rise last spring led to the average price of diesel fuel rising by 14 % between 1999 and 2000.· In fact, earlier this year, retail diesel fuel prices were lower in California on average than in Nevada.· It wants a reduction in diesel fuel duty plus a lower level of road tax on diesel cars.· He said higher diesel fuel cost the company about 10 per share in the first quarter.· The car then went up in flames from the diesel fuel that spilled from the Amtrak engine.· Gasoline, aviation fuel, heating oil, and diesel fuel tank farms are always located near centers of demand.
· The cab control car of a commuter train being pushed from the rear collided head-on with an Amtrak diesel locomotive.· Adtranz manufactures electric and diesel locomotives, high-speed trains, streetcars and underground trains, and signal and traffic-control systems.· The only orders for new diesel locomotives placed during the 1970s and 1980s, were for locomotives designed specifically to haul freight.
· Huge, ancient diesel trucks lumbered through the crowd between tractors and horse-drawn carts.· Because many diesel trucks travel across state lines and are registered outside Arizona, they are harder to regulate than gasoline-powered vehicles.
· The rumoured turbo diesel is still some months away.· I have a 1988 turbo diesel 90 County.· I purchased a 90 turbo diesel 2.5 in October 1989.
a 1.9 litre diesel enginediesel car/truck etc2[countable] informal a vehicle that uses diesel