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axis of diesel in British Englishnoun facetious a name given to a bloc of countries (Russia, Iran, and Venezuela) whose reserves of oil enhance their political importance Word origin C21: on the model of axis of evilExamples of 'axis of diesel' in a sentenceaxis of diesel It is an age of war, pestilence and confusion, but there is still something to celebrate: the 'axis of diesel' has broken down.An important feature of the axis of diesel is that its leaders can, with their backs to the wall, be extremely vicious. |