DIESEL | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of diesel in English dieselnoun uk /ˈdiː.zəl/ us /ˈdiː.zəl/ us /ˈdiː.səl/ Add to word list Add to word list C1 [ U ] a type of heavy oil used as fuel: a diesel enginerun on diesel My new car runs on (= uses) diesel. [ C ] any vehicle, especially a train, that has a diesel engine Petroleum products especially when used as fuel

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Railways: trains & parts of trains Road vehicles in general (Definition of diesel from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

diesel | American Dictionary

dieselnoun [ U ] us /ˈdi·zəl/ Add to word list Add to word list a type of heavy oil used as a fuel A diesel is also any vehicle that has an engine using this type of oil as fuel. (Definition of diesel from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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diesel As a consequence, the internal combustion engines, the diesels, can be used when the boat is submerged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The provincial sprinters, the fast diesels, are of a high standard and are very desirable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They also emit less visible smoke and odour than diesels, which is an important factor in urban areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Diesels produce half the level of hydrocarbon emissions including the proven carcinogenic benzine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With gas turbines and diesels the waste heat appears in the exhaust gases, which are at a useful temperature. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Although the line is electrified, we might still have to use diesels if rolling stock is not available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In view of this decision, the capital investment of the railways will have to be aimed at diesels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want them because they are more reliable than diesels and cost much less to maintain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is, however, that from the point of view of gradients, these diesels could be run. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they are replaced by diesels, that will increase the problem of carbon monoxide poisoning taking place in the large stations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As for operating costs, electric trains require less maintenance than diesels and, because they are more reliable and efficient, not as many are needed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The new diesels are, of course, more efficient than the old coal burners and, size for size, bring in more fish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is evidence that electrification increases passenger traffic to some extent when compared with the present generation of diesels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fast 125 diesels and the 225 electrics were ahead of their time in technology. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Nowadays it is white overalls, automatic boiler controls and diesels. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of diesel These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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conventional dieselEven modern diesel engines have for years been able to run without adaptation on biodiesel or a mixture of biodiesel and conventional diesel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   diesel busFirst, a diesel bus is cheaper to buy than a trolley bus of equivalent capacity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0   diesel engineAlthough considerably smaller than aerospace or automotive product development programs, diesel engine design nonetheless exhibits many of the challenges associated with large-scale engineering projects. From the Cambridge English Corpus   These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. See all collocations with diesel What is the pronunciation of diesel?

Translations of diesel

in Chinese (Traditional) 柴油, （尤指火車的）內燃機, 柴油車… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 柴油, （尤指火车的）内燃机, 柴油车… See more in Spanish diésel, tren diésel, vehículo diésel… See more in Portuguese diesel, veículo a diesel, locomotiva a diesel… See more in Marathi in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Telugu in Tamil in Hindi in Bengali in Gujarati in Polish in Norwegian in Korean in Urdu in Italian डिझेल, डिझेल गाडी… See more ディーゼル… See more dizel, mazot, dizel araç… See more diesel [masculine]… See more dièsel… See more ఒక రకమైన భారీ నూనె ఇంధనంగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది, ఏదైనా వాహనం, ముఖ్యంగా రైలు… See more எரிபொருளாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் ஒரு வகை கனரக எண்ணெய், வளியெண்ணை இயந்திரம் கொண்ட எந்தவொரு வாகனமும், குறிப்பாக ரயில்… See more डीज़ल, कोई भी वाहन, विशेष रूप से एक ट्रेन… See more ডিজেল, ডিজেল ইঞ্জিন… See more ડીઝલ, ઇંધણ તરીકે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતું ખનીજ તેલ, ડિઝલથી ચાલતી આગગાડી કે ડિઝલથી ચાલતાં વાહન… See more olej napędowy, samochód lub pojazd z silnikiem diesla, diesel… See more diesel [masculine]… See more 디젤… See more ڈیزل, گاڑھا ایندھن, ڈیزل انجن… See more diesel, gasolio… See more Need a translator?

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