Meaning of Diesel | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
   countable, uncountable
2. A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
   countable
3. Ellipsis of diesel engine.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
4. A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
   countable, slang, uncountable
5. Synonym of snakebite and black.
   UK, countable, slang, uncountable
6. A particular cannabis hybrid.
   countable, slang, uncountable

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Examples

“His next truck will be a diesel.”

“1959, Steam's Finest Hour, edited by David P. Morgan, Kalmbach Publishing Co., referring to Mexico's last new steam locomotives. Their effective service life was cut short by an almost simultaneous switch to diesels - a circumstance shared with many an engine north of the border.”

“Their next engine design will be a diesel.”

“Thumbed a diesel down, outside a cafe.”

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