26984 words

diesel

4 definitions • 2 examples
1
a type of heavy oil used as fuel:

Examples:

a diesel engine
run on diesel My new car runs on (= uses) diesel.
2
any vehicle, especially a train, that has a diesel engine
3
a type of heavy oil used as a fuel
4
A diesel is also any vehicle that has an engine using this type of oil as fuel.

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