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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